{"product_id":"women-men-and-language-9781138948785","title":"Women Men and Language","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen, Men and Language\u003c\/em\u003e has long been established as a seminal text in the field of language and gender, providing an account of the many ways in which language and gender intersect. In this pioneering book, bestselling author Jennifer Coates explores linguistic gender differences, introducing the reader to a wide range of sociolinguistic research in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear and accessible manner, this book introduces the idea of gender as a social construct, and covers key topics such as conversational practice, same sex talk, conversational dominance, and children's acquisition of gender-differentiated language, discussing the social and linguistic consequences of these patterns of talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere reissued as a \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Linguistics Classic, \u003c\/i\u003ethis book contains a brand new preface which situates this text in the modern day study of language and gender, covering the postmodern shift in the understanding of gender and language, and assessing the book's imp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Jennifer Coates and \u003ci\u003eWomen, Men and Language:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This new reissue is a significant contribution to the study of gender, offering comprehensive coverage on the complexity of the links between language and gender, and the continuing link between gender and inequality\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsabelle Lemée\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLakehead University, Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Those who, like me, have used this book in their language and gender courses, will warmly welcome this third edition, which brings both the material surveyed and the perspectives covered into the 21st century. Jennifer Coates' lucid and engaging style continues to make this a very attractive text.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVictoria University of Wellington, New Zealand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWomen, Men and Language\u003c\/i\u003e has served readers since its first publication as an accessible and balanced guide to the literature on gender differences in language. This revised third edition extends the book's scope to reflect recent developments in theory and research, while retaining the clarity of earlier versions. Informative, wide-ranging and always readable, the updated text provides 21st century students and their teachers with an invaluable overview of an increasingly complex field.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Cameron\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cem\u003e University of Oxford, UK \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Coates' work has had a major influence on the study of language and gender, and one could easily argue that her book,\u003ci\u003eWomen, Men and Language, \u003c\/i\u003ebasically created the field.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScott F. Kiesling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e, University of Pittsburgh, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART ONE: INTRODUCTORY\u003cbr\u003e1 Language and gender\u003cbr\u003e2 The historical background (I) – Folklinguistics and the early grammarians\u003cbr\u003e3 The historical background (II) – Anthropologists and dialectologists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART TWO: THE SOCIOLINGUISTIC EVIDENCE\u003cbr\u003e4 Quantitative studies\u003cbr\u003e5 Social networks\u003cbr\u003e6 Gender differences in conversational practice\u003cbr\u003e7 Conversational dominance in mixed talk\u003cbr\u003e8 Same-sex talk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART THREE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES\u003cbr\u003e9 Children and gender-differentiated language\u003cbr\u003e10 The role of gender differences in linguistic change\u003cbr\u003e11 The social consequences of gender differences in language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART FOUR: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE\u003cbr\u003e12 New developments in language and gender research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019545248087,"sku":"9781138948785","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138948785.jpg?v=1750780589","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-men-and-language-9781138948785","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}