Language and Gender

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.

Language and Gender:

• presents an up-to-date introduction to language and gender
• includes diverse work from a range of cultural, including non-Western, contexts, and represents a range of methodological approaches
• gathers 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 routledge.com/textbooks/0415311047/

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.

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