Femininity, feminism and gendered discourse [electronic resource]
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The chapters in this book illustrate a range of cutting edge research in language and gender studies, with contributions from a number of internationally recognised experts. The three themes, femininity, feminism and gendered discourse are central to research in language and gender, and the book thus makes a valuable contribution to a number of current debates. Femininity comprises a central aspect of gender performance and the process of "gendering" individuals is on-going and unavoidable....
Title |
Femininity, feminism and gendered discourse [electronic resource] : a selected and edited collection of papers from the fifth International Language and Gender Association Conference / edited by Janet Holmes and Meredith Marra. |
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Publisher |
Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars |
Creation Date |
2010 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references. English |
Content |
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FEMININITY, FEMINISM AND GENDERED DISCOURSE FEMININITY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE DISCURSIVE CONSTRUCTION OF HEGEMONIC FEMININITY HUMORLESS LESBIANS WOMEN CAN'T TELL JOKES FEMINISM MEN, MASCULINITIES AND FEMINISTLINGUISTIC ACTIVISM WOMEN'S AND MEN'S LANGUAGES AS HETEROSEXUAL RESOURCE SUBSTANTIVE DISEMBODIMENT, SYNTACTIC EMBEDMENT GENDERED DISCOURSE FROM HIGH SOCIETYTO WORKPLACE REALITY MAORI WOMEN'S ROLE IN SOUND CHANGE CONVERSATION ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN LANGUAGE AND GENDER RESEARCH CONTRIBUTORS |
Extent |
1 online resource (258 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010720646305171 |
MARC RECORDS
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