Language and Gender: A Reader

by Pia Pichler, Jennifer Coates (Editor)

The new edition of "Language and Gender: A Reader" responds to the wealth of research that has shaped the field since its initial publication in 1998. Retaining many of the foundational entries that have made the volume so popular, the second edition has been fully revised, and now includes 23 new articles and two entirely new sections.A fully revised new edition of this popular Reader which explores the widening range of language and gender research, both geographically and socially, along with changing theoretical and methodological approachesCombines the very latest research with classic works that established the fieldFeatures 23 new articles spanning 1997-2009 and two new sections on language, gender and sexuality, and the relevance 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-sex talk; language, gender and power; gendered talk in the public domain; and language, gender and sexuality.Includes accessible introductions to each section, which contextualize each entry

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Gender, Language, Queer, Textbooks, Feminism

640 pages, Hardcover

First published February 12, 1998

Reviews

[Stef Rozitis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like most "readers" there was a huge variation between the best and the worst of these articles. There are ones with very detailed research that I struggled to follow and others which frustratingly just give a bunch of common sense and cliches as if it were the objective truth.

It was hard for me to find relevance in some of them, although I guess really they just help to build up the total picture bit by bit. Others were very relevant but had frustratingly little data (the better ones acknowledged this). The best ones were super critical and wary of making hard and fast pronouncements about gender. I saw somewhere online that some places use this as a textbook for linguistics degrees. I think it must be good for that as it makes clear some of the issues and debates in linguistics. I enjoyed the feminist leaning in many of the articles and while the book did not change my life it was probably worthwhile to read all these good and bad articles as part of my own development as a would-be researcher.

[PostYIS · Rating 4 out of 5]

I highly recommend this text if you ever need to do a master's degree course and/or paper on Language and Gender. If not, I'd give this one a skip.

[Phil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Compilation, textbook for Language and Gender (Ling 367? 2nd writing course)

[Macalester Linguistics]

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