Language and Gender - An Advanced Resource Book

Zusatztext 'This book marks a timely intervention in the field of language and gender research and provides students and researchers alike with essential primary materials. The book contains articles from a very wide range of disciplines; if you think that[it] willcontain all of the usual suspects! then prepare to be surprised - there are extracts on masculinity! corpus linguistics! post-structuralist linguistics! fairy tales! ELT textbooks! queer theory! and social networks ... An ideal textbook for gender and language courses.'- Sara Mills! Sheffield Hallam University! UK'Drawing on an impressive bibliographical list! the ten units of the first section summarize the findings of some of the most important studies which have marked the development of research regarding the language-gender relations ... well-documented! comprehensive! user-friendly and challenging ... I highly recommend it for both teaching and research purposes.'- Gabriela Iuliana Colipca! University of Galati! Romania Informationen zum Autor Jane Sunderland teaches in the department of Linguistics and Modern English Language at Lancaster University. She is a key member of IGALA (International Gender and Language Association) and publishes widely in the area of language and gender. Klappentext Language and Gender:presents an up-to-date introduction to language and genderincludes diverse work from a range of cultural, including non-Western, contexts, and represents a range of methodological approachesgathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: Deborah Cameron, Mary Haas and Deborah Tannen.Written by an experienced teacher and researcher in the field, Language and Gender is an essential resource for students and researchers of Applied Linguistics.The accompanying website to this book can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415311047/ Zusammenfassung Language and Gender is a comprehensive textbook providing an up-to-date introduction to the subject, presenting influential readings from key names in the discipline and helping students to undertake their own research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section A: Introduction Unit 1: Early Work on Gender and Language Unit 2: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (a) Unit 3: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (b) Unit 4: Developing Understandings of Gender Unit 5: Developing Understandings of Language: Language Change Unit 6: Developing Understandings of Language: Context Unit 7: Developing Understandings of Language: Discourse and Discourses Unit 8: Approaches Unit 9: Data and Data Sites Unit 10: Written Texts Section B: Extension Unit 1: Early Work on Gender and Language Unit 2: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (a) Unit 3: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (b) Unit 4: Developing Understandings of Gender Unit 5: Developing Understandings of Language: Language Change Unit 6: Developing Understandings of Language: Context Unit 7: Developing Understandings of Language: Discourse and Discourses Unit 8: Approaches Unit 9: Data and Data Sites Unit 10: Written Texts Section C: Exploration Unit 1: Early Work on Gender and Language Unit 2: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (a) Unit 3: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (b) Unit 4: Developing Understandings of Gender Unit 5: Developing Understandings of Language: Language Change Unit 6: Developing Understandings of Language: Context Unit 7: Developing Understandings of Language: Discourse and Discourses Unit 8: Approaches Unit 9: Data and Data Sites Unit 10: Written Texts ...

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Section A: Introduction  Unit 1: Early Work on Gender and Language  Unit 2: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (a)  Unit 3: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (b)  Unit 4: Developing Understandings of Gender  Unit 5: Developing Understandings of Language: Language Change  Unit 6: Developing Understandings of Language: Context  Unit 7: Developing Understandings of Language: Discourse and Discourses  Unit 8: Approaches  Unit 9: Data and Data Sites  Unit 10: Written Texts  Section B: Extension  Unit 1: Early Work on Gender and Language  Unit 2: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (a)  Unit 3: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (b)  Unit 4: Developing Understandings of Gender  Unit 5: Developing Understandings of Language: Language Change  Unit 6: Developing Understandings of Language: Context  Unit 7: Developing Understandings of Language: Discourse and Discourses  Unit 8: Approaches  Unit 9: Data and Data Sites  Unit 10: Written Texts  Section C: Exploration  Unit 1: Early Work on Gender and Language  Unit 2: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (a)  Unit 3: The Influence of Feminism and Feminist Linguistics (b)  Unit 4: Developing Understandings of Gender  Unit 5: Developing Understandings of Language: Language Change  Unit 6: Developing Understandings of Language: Context  Unit 7: Developing Understandings of Language: Discourse and Discourses  Unit 8: Approaches  Unit 9: Data and Data Sites  Unit 10: Written Texts

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'This book marks a timely intervention in the field of language and gender research and provides students and researchers alike with essential primary materials. The book contains articles from a very wide range of disciplines; if you think that this book will contain all of the usual suspects, then prepare to be surprised - there are extracts on masculinity, corpus linguistics, post-structuralist linguistics, fairy tales, ELT textbooks, queer theory, and social networks. This would make an ideal textbook for gender and language courses.' - Sara Mills, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
'Drawing on an impressive bibliographical list, the ten units of the first
section summarize the findings of some of the most important studies which
have marked the development of research regarding the language-gender
relations... well-documented, comprehensive, user-friendly and challenging... I highly recommend it for both teaching and research purposes.' - Gabriela Iuliana Colipca, University of Galati, Romania
'The book represents a distinctive and useful addition to the field of language and gender, and will prove an invaluable and engaging resource to those teaching or studying in the area.' - Joan Swann, Open University, UK
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Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J. Sunderland, Jane Sunderland, Jane (Lancaster University Sunderland, Sunderland Jane
• Editore: Routledge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2006
• EAN: 9780415311045
• ISBN: 978-0-415-31104-5
• Dimensioni: 174 mm x 245 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Routledge Applied Linguistics; Routledge Applied Linguistics
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Sociolinguistics, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism