Holmes Handbook Language Gender

by Janet Holmes (Editor), Miriam Meyerhoff

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.

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Feminism, Language

778 pages, Paperback

First published February 17, 2003

About the author

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Janet Holmes (b. 1947) is a professor of linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). She specializes in sociolinguistics, language and gender issues, workplace communication, and in New Zealand English.