Women, men and language : a sociolinguistic account of gender differences in language
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Women, men and language : a sociolinguistic account of gender differences in language
（Studies in language and linguistics / general editors, Geoffrey Leech & Mick Short）
Pearson Longman, 2004
3rd ed
Available at 43 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-238) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Women, Men and Language is an essential introduction to the key area of language and gender. It sketches the historical background, summarises recent research and introduces students to the key issues in the field using an unpretentious and clear style.
Gender is a hugely popular topic and this book provides the answer to questions such as `Do men and women talk differently?'; `In what ways do they talk differently'; `Does Language play a role in male dominance?'.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
PART ONE: INTRODUCTORY
1 Language and gender
2 The historical background (I) - Folklinguistics and the early grammarians
3 The historical background (II) - Anthropologists and dialectologists
PART TWO: THE SOCIOLINGUISTIC EVIDENCE
4 Quantitative studies
5Social networks
6 Gender differences in conversational practice
7 Conversational dominance in mixed talk
8 Same-sex talk
PART THREE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
9 Children and gender-differentiated language
10 The role of gender differences in linguistic change
11The social consequences of gender differences in language
PART FOUR: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
12 New developments in language and gender research
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Index
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