A Beginner's Guide to Language and Gender (MM Textbooks, 1)

Jule, Allyson

ISBN 10: 1847690556 / ISBN 13: 9781847690555

Published by Multilingual Matters, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Beginner's Guide to Language and Gender (MM Textbooks, 1)
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847690556
• ISBN 13: 9781847690555
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

A Beginner’s Guide to Language and Gender offers a broad and accessible introduction to the study of gender and language use for those new to the subject. The book introduces the theoretical and practical perspectives, including relevant frameworks necessary to understand ways in which language interacts with gender/sex in various settings, including: in media, in schools, in places of business, in places of worship, and at home.

The book is divided into two parts. Part I explores the historical background to the study of gender and language, moving through past theoretical approaches and debates to current views and trends. In Part II, gender and language use are examined in various contexts, specifically in the media, in classrooms, in the workplace, in the Western church, and at home. Each chapter offers study questions and further reading suggestions. There is also a helpful glossary of key terms at the back of the book. A Beginner’s Guide to Language and Gender is designed to be appealing, informative and, above all, accessible for readers from a range of backgrounds and disciplines.

About the Author

Allyson Jule is an academic specialising in the interaction between language and gender. She is Co-Director of the Gender Studies Institute, Trinity Western University, Canada and an associate of the University of Oxford's International Gender Studies Centre. She has published widely, and her work has featured in TIME magazine and The Ladies Home Journal.