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This diverse collection of gender research with an exclusive focus on spoken interaction explores how gender is reflected and accomplished in relation to other situational and larger-scale sociocultural practices, identities and structures.

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Author:   P. Pichler ,  E. Eppler
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2009
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.339kg
ISBN:  

9781137564528

ISBN 10:   1137564520
Pages:   241
Publication Date:   12 February 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors Foreword; J.Thornborrow Editor's Preface: Overview of Chapters; P.Pichler, E.Eppler Theoretical Issues for the Study of Gender and Spoken Interaction; D.Cameron Doing Gender Against the Odds: A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Educational Discourse; J.Swann Airhostess Legs and Jealous Husbands: Explorations of Gender and Heterosexuality in 10-11 year-olds' Conversations; J.Maybin Now You See Me, Now You Don't: Adolescents Exploring Deviant Positions; A.Irwin 'All I've gotta do is wank on about some bollocky poem': Cool and Socially Aware Positions in the Talk of London Private School Girls; P.Pichler 'A group of lads, innit?' Performances of Laddish Masculinity in British Higher Education; S.Preece Boys' Talk: Hindi, Moustaches, and Masculinity in New Delhi; K.Hall It's a blokes' thing' – Gender, Occupational Roles and Talk in the Workplace; S.S.McRae Men, Masculinities and Leadership: Different Discourse Styles at Work; J.Holmes Four Women, Two Codes and One (crowded) Floor: The Joint Construction of a Bilingual Collaborative Floor; E.Eppler Index

Reviews

'...a timely and much welcomed addition to the growing field of language and gender, offering invaluable insights into the relationship between gender and spoken discourse. It is a valuable collection for researchers and postgraduate students who want to get a sense of where language and gender research is heading... [A] strength of this volume is that all articles are written in a clear, accessible and engaging style. I would highly recommend the book to researchers working in the areas of language and gender, discourse analysis, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and language and social interaction.' - Chit Cheung Matthew Sung, Discourse & Commuication '[This book]offers rich insights into the expanding linguistic subfield of gender and spoken interaction...it is a great contribution that provides the reader with a better understanding of and deep insights into how gender is (re-)produced in spoken interaction across the lifespan.' - Pia Resnik, Rezensionen

'...a timely and much welcomed addition to the growing field of language and gender, offering invaluable insights into the relationship between gender and spoken discourse. It is a valuable collection for researchers and postgraduate students who want to get a sense of where language and gender research is heading... [A] strength of this volume is that all articles are written in a clear, accessible and engaging style. I would highly recommend the book to researchers working in the areas of language and gender, discourse analysis, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and language and social interaction.' - Chit Cheung Matthew Sung, Discourse & Commuication '[This book]offers rich insights into the expanding linguistic subfield of gender and spoken interaction...it is a great contribution that provides the reader with a better understanding of and deep insights into how gender is (re-)produced in spoken interaction across the lifespan.' - Pia Resnik, Rezensionen

' ..a timely and much welcomed addition to the growing field of language and gender, offering invaluable insights into the relationship between gender and spoken discourse. It is a valuable collection for researchers and postgraduate students who want to get a sense of where language and gender research is heading... [A] strength of this volume is that all articles are written in a clear, accessible and engaging style. I would highly recommend the book to researchers working in the areas of language and gender, discourse analysis, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and language and social interaction. - Discourse & Commuication [This book]offers rich insights into the expanding linguistic subfield of gender and spoken interaction...it is a great contribution that provides the reader with a better understanding of and deep insights into how gender is (re-)produced in spoken interaction across the lifespan. - Rezensionen

Author Information

DEBORAH CAMERON is Professor of Language and Communication, Oxford University, UK KIRA HALL is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA JANET HOLMES holds a personal Chair in Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand ANTHEA IRWIN is Programme Leader of the BA (Hons.) Media& Communication degree, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK JANET MAYBIN is a Senior Lecturer in Language and Communication, the Open University, UK SUSAN MCRAE is a lecturer in English Language and Communication, Kingston University, UK SIÂN PREECE is Senior Lecturer in Education and Course Leader for the MA in HE, University of Westminster, UK JOAN SWANN is a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Language and Communication, the Open University UK JOANNA THORNBORROW is a Reader in the Centre for Language and Communication Research, Cardiff University, UK

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