Language Gender And Sex In Comparative Perspective

Author : Susan U. Philips
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1987-06-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521338077

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Language, Gender, and Sex in Comparative Perspective by Susan U. Philips Pdf

Most studies of gender differences in language use have been undertaken from exclusively either a sociocultural or a biological perspective. By contrast, this innovative volume places the analysis of language and gender in the context of a biocultural framework, examining both cultural and biological sources of gender differences in language, as well as the interaction between them. The first two parts of the volume on cultural variation in gender-differentiated language use, comparing Western English-speaking societies with societies elsewhere in the world. The essays are distinguished by an emphasis on the syntax, rather than style or strategy, of gender-differentiated forms of discourse but also often carry out the same forms differently through different choices of language form. These gender differences are shown to be socially organized, although the essays in Part I also raise the possibility that some cross-cultural similarities in the ways males and females differentially use language may be related to sex-based differences in physical and emotional makeup. Part III examines the relationship between language and the brain and shows that although there are differences between the ways males and females process language in the brain, these do not yield any differences in linguistic competence or language use. Taken as a whole, the essays reveal a great diversity in the cultural construction of gender through language and explicity show that while there is some evidence of the influence of biologically based sex differences on the language of women and men, the influence of culture is far greater, and gender differences in language use are better accounted for in terms of culture than in terms of biology. The collection will appeal widely to anthropologists, psychologists, linguists, and other concerned with the understanding of gender roles.

Author : Sara Mills
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317893004

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Language and Gender by Sara Mills Pdf

This volume examines important themes in the theoretical debates on the relationship of language and gender. It analyses this relationship across a range of different disciplinary perspectives from linguistics, literary theory, cultural studies and visual analysis. The focus of the book goes beyond an analysis of women's language to discuss the complexities of gendered language with chapters on lesbian poetics, the language of girls and boys and the relationship between gender and genre.

Author : Janet Holmes,Miriam Meyerhoff
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780470756706

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The Handbook of Language and Gender by Janet Holmes,Miriam Meyerhoff Pdf

The Handbook of Language and Gender is a collection of articles written by leading specialists in the field that examines the dynamic ways in which women and men develop and manage gendered identities through their talk. Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date, and stimulating picture of the field for students and researchers in a wide range of disciplines Features data and case studies from interactions in different social contexts and from a range of different communities

Author : Victoria Bergvall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317889786

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Rethinking Language and Gender Research by Victoria Bergvall Pdf

Rethinking Language and Gender Research is the first book focusing on language and gender to explicitly challenge the dichotomy of female and male use of language. It represents a turning point in language and gender studies, addressing the political and social consequences of popular beliefs about women's language and men's language and proposing new ways of looking at language and gender. The essays take a fresh approach to the study of subjects such as language and sex and the use of language to produce and maintain power and prestige. Topics explored in this text include sex and the brain; the language of a rape hearing; teenage language; radio talk show exchanges; discourse strategies of African American women; political implications for language and gender studies; the relationship between sex and gender and the construction of identity through language. A useful introductory chapter sets the articles in context, explaining the relationships that exist between them, and full cross-referencing between articles and an extensive index allow for easy access to information. The interdisciplinary approach of the text, the wide-range of methodologies presented, and the comprehensive review of the current literature will make this book invaluable reading for all upper-level undergraduate students, postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of linguistics, sociolinguistics, gender and cultural studies.

Author : Susan Ehrlich,Miriam Meyerhoff,Janet Holmes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991-01-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781119384205

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The Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality by Susan Ehrlich,Miriam Meyerhoff,Janet Holmes Pdf

Significantly expanded and updated, the second edition of The Handbook of Language, Gender and Sexuality brings together a team of the leading specialists in the field to create a comprehensive overview of key historical themes and issues, along with methodologies and cutting-edge research topics. Examines the dynamic ways that women and men develop and manage gendered identities through their talk, presenting data and case studies from interactions in a range of social contexts and different communities Substantially updated for the second edition, including a new introduction, 24 newly-commissioned chapters, ten updated chapters, and a comprehensive index Includes new chapters on research in non-English speaking countries – from Asia to South America – and cutting-edge topics such as language, gender, and popular culture; language and sexual identities; and language, gender, and socio-phonetics New sections focus on key themes and issues in the field, such as methodological approaches to language and gender, incorporating new chapters on conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and variation theory Provides unrivalled geographic coverage and an essential resource for a wide range of disciplines, from linguistics, psychology, sociology, and anthropology to communication and gender studies

Author : Tommaso M. Milani
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (Indonesia)
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Discrimination in language
ISBN : 1781794936

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Queering Language, Gender and Sexuality by Tommaso M. Milani Pdf

Identity and Desire. Models of Gay Male Identity and the Marketing of "Gay Language" in Foreign-Language Phrasebooks for Gay Men / Rusty Barrett -- Incomprehensible Language? Language, Ethnicity and Heterosexual Masculinity in a Swedish School / Tommaso M. Milani, Rickard Jonsson -- The Desire for Identity and the Identity of Desire: Language, Gender and Sexuality in the Greek Context / Costas Canakis -- Unpacking Heteronormativity. Constructing Hegemonic Masculinities in South Africa: The Discourse and Rhetoric of Heteronormativity / Russell Luyt -- On-line Constructions of Metrosexuality and Masculinities: A Membership Categorization Analysis / Matthew Hall -- A Bit too Skinny for Me: Women's Homosocial Constructions of Heterosexual Desire in Online Dating / Kristine Kohler Mortensen -- Beyond Binaries? Do Bodies Matter? Travestis? Embodiment of (Trans)Gender Identity through the Manipulation of the Brazilian Portuguese Grammatical Gender System / Rodrigo Borba, Ana Cristina Ostermann -- Butch Camp: On the Discursive Construction of a Queer Identity Position / Veronika Koller -- The Other Kind of Coming Out: Transgender People and the Coming out Narrative Genre / Lal Zimman -- Gender, Sexuality and Space. Language, Sexuality and Place: The View from Cyberspace / Brian W King -- Homophobia as Moral Geography / William L. Leap -- Normal Straight Gays: Lexical Collocations and Ideologies of Masculinity in Personal Ads of Serbian Gay Teenagers / Ksenija Bogetic

Author : Sara Mills,Louise Mullany
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781136708763

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Language, Gender and Feminism by Sara Mills,Louise Mullany Pdf

Language, Gender and Feminism presents students and researchers with key contemporary theoretical perspectives, methodologies and analytical frameworks in the field of feminist linguistic analysis. Mills and Mullany cover a wide range of contemporary feminist theories and emphasise the importance of an interdisciplinary approach. Topics covered include: power, language and sexuality, sexism and an exploration of the difference between second and third wave feminist analysis. Each chapter presents examples from research conducted in different cultural and linguistic contexts which allows students to observe practical applications of all current theories and approaches. Throughout oral and written language data, from a wealth of different contexts, settings and sources, is thoroughly analysed. The book concludes with a discussion of how the field could advance and a overview of the various research methods, pertinent for future work in language and gender study. Language, Gender and Feminism is an invaluable text for students new to the discipline of Language and Gender studies within English Language, Linguistics, Communication Studies and Women’s Studies, as well as being an up-to-date resource for more established researchers and scholars.

Author : Carol R. Ember,Melvin Ember
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1059 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780306477706

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Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender by Carol R. Ember,Melvin Ember Pdf

The central aim of this encyclopedia is to give the reader a comparative perspective on issues involving conceptions of gender, gender differences, gender roles, relationships between the genders, and sexuality. The encyclopedia is divided into two volumes: Topics and Cultures. The combination of topical overviews and varying cultural portraits is what makes this encyclopedia a unique reference work for students, researchers and teachers interested in gender studies and cross-cultural variation in sex and gender. It deserves a place in the library of every university and every social science and health department. Contents:- Glossary. Cultural Conceptions of Gender. Gender Roles, Status, and Institutions. Sexuality and Male-Female Interaction. Sex and Gender in the World's Cultures. Culture Name Index. Subject Index.

Author : Deborah Cameron,Don Kulick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003-03-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521009693

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Language and Sexuality by Deborah Cameron,Don Kulick Pdf

This lively and accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the relationship between language and sexuality.

Author : Paul Baker
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015080878625

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Sexed Texts by Paul Baker Pdf

Sexed Texts explores the complex role that language plays in the construction of sexuality and gender, two concepts often discussed separately but, in practice, closely intertwined. It locates sexuality and gender as socially constructed, and examines language use in terms of socio-historical factors, linking changing conceptualisations of identity, discourse and desire to theories surrounding regulation, globalisation, new technologies, marketisation and consumerism. This book draws on a range of theoretical perspectives and published research, and takes examples from written, spoken, internet, non-verbal, visual, mediascripted and naturally occurring texts. Some of the questions addressed in the book include: how do people construct their own and other's gendered or sexual identities through the use of language? What is the relationship between language and desire? In what ways do language practices help to reflect and shape different gendered/sexed discourses as 'normal', problematic or contested? Taking a broadly deconstructionist perspective, the book progresses from examining what are seen as preferable or acceptable ways to express gender and sexuality, moving towards more 'tolerated' identities, practices and desires, and finally arriving at marginalized and tabooed forms. The book locates sexuality and gender as socially constructed, and therefore examines language use in terms of socio-historical factors, linking changing conceptualisations of identity, discourse and desire to theories surrounding regulation, globalisation, new technologies, marketisation and consumerism.

Author : Micaela di Leonardo
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520910355

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Gender at the Crossroads of Knowledge by Micaela di Leonardo Pdf

Gender at the Crossroads of Knowledge brings feminist anthropology up to date, highlighting the theoretical sophistication that characterizes recent research. Twelve essays by outstanding scholars, written with the volume's concerns specifically in mind, range across the broadest anthropological terrain, assessing and contributing to feminist work on biological anthropology, primate studies, global economy, new reproductive technologies, ethno-linguistics, race and gender, and more. The editor's introduction not only sets two decades of feminist anthropological work in the multiple contexts of changes in anthropological theory and practice, political and economic developments, and larger intellectual shifts, but also lays out the central insights feminist anthropology has to offer us in the postmodern era. The profound issues raised by the authors resonate with the basic interests of any discipline concerned with gender, that is, all of the social sciences and humanities.

Author : Ann Weatherall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005-07-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134701933

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Gender, Language and Discourse by Ann Weatherall Pdf

Provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of the gender and language field from a psychological perspective.

Author : Camille Roman,Suzanne Juhasz,Cristanne Miller
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0813520126

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The Women and Language Debate by Camille Roman,Suzanne Juhasz,Cristanne Miller Pdf

Author : Jo Angouri,Judith Baxter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781315514833

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The Routledge Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality by Jo Angouri,Judith Baxter Pdf

Shortlisted for BAAL (British Association for Applied Linguistics) Book Prize 2022 The Routledge Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality provides an accessible and authoritative overview of this dynamic and growing area of research. Covering cutting-edge debates in eight parts, it is designed as a series of mini edited collections, enabling the reader, and particularly the novice reader, to discover new ways of approaching language, gender, and sexuality. With a distinctive focus both on methodologies and theoretical frameworks, the Handbook includes 40 state-of-the art chapters from international authorities. Each chapter provides a concise and critical discussion of a methodological approach, an empirical study to model the approach, a discussion of real-world applications, and further reading. Each section also contains a chapter by leading scholars in that area, positioning, through their own work and chapters in their part, current state-of-the-art and future directions. This volume is key reading for all engaged in the study and research of language, gender, and sexuality within English language, sociolinguistics, discourse studies, applied linguistics, and gender studies.

Author : Alessandro Duranti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1992-05-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521422884

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Rethinking Context by Alessandro Duranti Pdf

The last decade has seen a fundamental rethinking of the concept of context. Rather than functioning solely as a constraint on linguistic performance, context is now also analysed as a product of language use. In this new perspective, language and context are seen as interactively achieved phenomena, rather than predefined sets of forms and contents. The essays in this collection, written by many of the leading figures in the social sciences, critically reexamine the concept of context from a variety of different angles and propose new ways of thinking about it with reference to specific human activities such as face-to-face interaction, radio talk, medical diagnosis, political encounters and socialisation practices. Each essay is prefaced by an introduction by the editors which provides relevant theoretical and methodological background and demonstrates its relation to other essays in the volume. The editors' general introduction provides a lucid overview of the issues currently debated. Rethinking Context will be required reading for everyone working within the fields of linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, pragmatics, conversation analysis and the sociology of language.