Language And Gender: A Reader

Language and Gender: A Reader

The new edition of Language and Gender: A Reader responds tothe wealth of research that has shaped the field since its initialpublication in 1998. Retaining many of the foundational entriesthat have made the volume so popular, the second edition has beenfully revised, and now includes 23 new articles and two entirelynew sections. A fully revised new edition of this popular Reader whichexplores the widening range of language and gender research, bothgeographically and socially, along with changing theoretical andmethodological approachesCombines the very latest research with classic works thatestablished the fieldFeatures 23 new articles spanning 1997-2009 and two newsections on   language, gender and sexuality, and therelevance of gender in the analysis of spoken interactionDraws on research from all over the world, including Brazil,China, and Japan, as well as North America and EuropeDiscusses a wide range of topics including single and mixed-sextalk; language, gender and power; gendered talk in the publicdomain; and language, gender and sexuality.Includes accessible introductions to each section, whichcontextualize each entry