Gender, Language and Discourse

by Ann Weatherall

Book Overview

Is language sexist? Do women and men speak different languages?
Gender, Language and Discourse uniquely examines the contribution that psychological research - in particular, discursive psychology - has made to answering these questions. Until now, books on gender and language have tended to be from the sociolinguistic perspective and have focused on one of two issues - sexism in language or gender differences in speech. This book considers both...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415169054
• ISBN13: 9780415169059
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 8.9"