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Language and gender : an advanced resource book /

By: Sunderland, Jane, 1952-.
Series: Routledge applied linguistics: Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006Description: xxiv, 359 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 0415311039; 9780415311038:; 9780415311038; 0415311047; 9780415311045.Subject(s): English language -- Gender | Linguistics | Language and sexDDC classification: 306.44
Contents:
Introduction -- Early work on gender and language -- The influence of feminism and feminist linguistics (a) : Robin Lakoff, Dale Spender, 'deficit' and 'dominance' -- The influence of feminism and feminist linguistics (b) : Daniel Maltz and Ruth Borker, and 'difference' -- Developing understandings of gender -- Developing understandings of language : language change -- Developing understandings of language : context -- Developing understandings of language : discourse and discourses -- Approaches to gender and language research -- Data and data sites -- Written texts -- Extension.
Summary: Jane Sutherland presents an up-to-date introduction to language and gender, including work from a diverse range of cultural contexts and representing a variety of methodological approaches.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-355) and index.

Sect. A. Introduction -- Unit A1. Early work on gender and language -- Unit A2. The influence of feminism and feminist linguistics (a) : Robin Lakoff, Dale Spender, 'deficit' and 'dominance' -- Unit A3. The influence of feminism and feminist linguistics (b) : Daniel Maltz and Ruth Borker, and 'difference' -- Unit A4. Developing understandings of gender -- Unit A5. Developing understandings of language : language change -- Unit A6. Developing understandings of language : context -- Unit A7. Developing understandings of language : discourse and discourses -- Unit A8. Approaches to gender and language research -- Unit A9. Data and data sites -- Unit A10. Written texts -- Sect. B. Extension.

Jane Sutherland presents an up-to-date introduction to language and gender, including work from a diverse range of cultural contexts and representing a variety of methodological approaches.

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