Language and gender
Eckert, Penelope. ;
Language and gender - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - xii, 366 p. : illustrations ;
Included Bibliography, Index.
Constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing gender --
Linking the linguistic to the social --
Organizing talk --
Making social moves --
Positioning ideas and subjects --
Saying and implying --
Mapping the world --
Working the market: use of varieties --
Fashioning selves.
This is an introduction to the study of the relation between gender and language use. It covers the main topics, beginning with a clear discussion of gender and offering broad coverage of the interaction between language and social life. It is set to become the standard text on the subject.
0521652839 (hardback) 9780521652834 0521654262 (pbk.) 9780521654265 0511556314 9780511556319
Language and languages
306.44 / ECK
Language and gender - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - xii, 366 p. : illustrations ;
Included Bibliography, Index.
Constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing gender --
Linking the linguistic to the social --
Organizing talk --
Making social moves --
Positioning ideas and subjects --
Saying and implying --
Mapping the world --
Working the market: use of varieties --
Fashioning selves.
This is an introduction to the study of the relation between gender and language use. It covers the main topics, beginning with a clear discussion of gender and offering broad coverage of the interaction between language and social life. It is set to become the standard text on the subject.
0521652839 (hardback) 9780521652834 0521654262 (pbk.) 9780521654265 0511556314 9780511556319
Language and languages
306.44 / ECK