Masculinities and Language

Accessibly written by two leading linguists, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of the debates around language and masculinity.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Performances of Masculinity
Chapter 3 Representations of Men and Masculinities
Chapter 4 Hegemonic Masculinity
Chapter 5 Subordinated and Marginalised Masculinities
Chapter 6 Toxic Masculinity
Chapter 7 Healthy Masculinity
Chapter 8 Conclusion
References
Index

About the author

Paul Baker is Professor of English Language at Lancaster University, UK, and Commissioning Editor of the journal Corpora. He has written 26 books, including Using Corpus Methods to Triangulate Linguistic Analysis, The Language of Patient Feedback and Using Corpora to Analyse Gender.
Gavin Brookes is Reader and UKRI Future Leader Fellow in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, UK. He is Co-Editor of the Corpus and Discourse book series and of Cambridge Elements in Critical Discourse Studies, and he is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Corpus Linguistics.

Summary

Accessibly written by two leading linguists, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of the debates around language and masculinity.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Baker, Paul Brookes Baker, Gavin Brookes
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032393827
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239382-7
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Sociology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Sociolinguistics, Language: history & general works, Gender studies, gender groups, Gender studies: men and boys, Language: history and general works