Gender Articulated: Language and the Socially Constructed Self

by Kira Hall (Editor), Mary Bucholtz (Editor)

Gender Articulated is a groundbreaking work of sociolinguistics that forges new connections between language-related fields and feminist theory. Refuting apolitical, essentialist perspectives on language and gender, the essays presented here examine a range of cultures, languages and settings. They explicitly connect feminist theory to language research.

Some of the most distinguished scholars working in the field of language and gender today discuss such topics as Japanese women's appropriation of "men's language," the literary representation of lesbian discourse, the silencing of women on the Internet, cultural mediation and Spanish use at New Mexican weddings and the uses of silence in the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings.

Genres: Feminism, Linguistics, School, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Gender, Anthropology

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First published December 27, 1995

About the author

Kira Hall is an American sociolinguist and linguistic anthropologist. Her work focuses on issues of language and social identity in India and United States, particularly with respect to hierarchies of gender, sexuality, and socioeconomic class.

Reviews

[Mike Mena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent layout. Clear introduction with plenty of historical context. Overall, this is a great collection every gender and language class should assign.