Gender and Spoken Interaction by P. Pichler (English) Hardcover Book

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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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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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This is a collection of language and gender research with an exclusive focus on spoken interaction in a wide range of sociocultural, private and institutional settings

Author Biography

DEBORAH CAMERON is Professor of Language and Communication, Oxford University, UKKIRA HALL is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder, USAJANET HOLMES holds a personal Chair in Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandANTHEA IRWIN is Programme Leader of the BA (Hons.) Media& Communication degree, Glasgow Caledonian University, UKJANET MAYBIN is a Senior Lecturer in Language and Communication, the Open University, UKSUSAN MCRAE is a lecturer in English Language and Communication, Kingston University, UKSIÂN PREECE is Senior Lecturer in Education and Course Leader for the MA in HE, University of Westminster, UKJOAN SWANN is a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Language and Communication, theOpen University UKJOANNA THORNBORROW is a Reader in the Centre for Language and Communication Research, Cardiff University, UK

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

Review

'...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

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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 SIAN 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

Long Description

Gender and Spoken Interaction presents a diverse collection of language and gender research with an exclusive focus on spoken interaction. The volume explores how gender is accomplished and reflected in spoken interaction, in relation to other situational and larger-scale sociocultural practices, identities and structures. Contributors present a wide range of lively data from private as well as institutional contexts, produced by speakers across all life stages and from a number of different ethnic, social, national and linguistic backgrounds. Questions examined in the volume include: ''

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'...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

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This is a collection of language and gender research with an exclusive focus on spoken interaction in a wide range of sociocultural, private and institutional settings

Details ISBN0230574025 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Year 2009 ISBN-10 0230574025 ISBN-13 9780230574021 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2009-02-12 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 306.44 Language English Media Book Place of Publication Basingstoke Short Title GENDER & SPOKEN INTERACTION 20 Edition Description 2009 Pages 241 AU Release Date 2009-02-12 NZ Release Date 2009-02-12 UK Release Date 2009-02-12 Illustrations XXII, 241 p. Edited by E. Eppler Author E. Eppler Alternative 9781349365098 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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