Language and Gender

ISBN-13: 9780415374392 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 1824 str.

Susan Ehrlich;Susan Ehrlich

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This landmark four-volume collection traces the development of language and gender from its original associations with second-wave feminism to its more recent alignment with postmodern approaches to feminism.

Language and Gender is fully indexed and has a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which highlights key themes that have persisted across different historical periods and places the collected material in its intellectual context. It is an essential work of reference and is destined to be valued by scholars and students as a vital one-stop research and pedagogic resource.

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Volume I: Foundational Debates 1: Does ‘Women’s Language’ Exist?  Part 1: Dominance Framework  Part 2: Difference Framework  Part 3: Sex as a Sociolinguistic Variable  Part 4: Challenging Global Generalizations: Theoretical Perspectives  Part 5: Challenging Global Generalizations: Empirical Perspectives  Volume II: Foundational Debates 2: Is Language Sexist?  Part 1: Sexist Language: Early Articulations  Part 3: Sexism and the Linguistic ‘Code’: Androcentric Grammar  Part 4: Gender-Based Language Reform  Part 5: Limitations to Language Reform: Reform in its Social and Cultural Context  Part 6: Limitations to Language Reform: Discursive Practices  Volume III: Social Constructionist Approaches to Language and Gender  Part 1: Gendered Linguistic Practices as Symbolic/Ideological Categories  Part 2: Gender Diversity within Communities of Practice  Part 3: Performativity: Normative and Non-Normative Femininities/Masculinities  Part 4: Performativity: Liminal and ‘Queer’ Identities  Volume IV: Contemporary Debates  Part 1: Agency Versus Structure: Language and Gender in Institutions  Part 2: Agency Versus Structure: Positioning Gendered Subjects in Popular Culture  Part 3: Methodological Debates: When is Gender Relevant?  Part 4: Towards a Queer Linguistics