Home » Gender Voices
Product Image

Gender Voices

David Graddol | Will Swann
€59.99
Title
Quantity:
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Shipping & Delivery
A01=David Graddol
A01=Will Swann
alike
analyze differences
Author_David Graddol
Author_Will Swann
authors
Category=CFB
Category=JBSF1
Category=JHBC
clear
culture
decade
eq_bestseller
eq_dictionaries-language-reference
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
explore
femininity
feminists
gender
idea
individual
introductory relationship
language
linguists
livesthat
proposal
sexist
subsequent
traditional notions
voices

Product details

  • ISBN 9780631137344
  • Weight: 290g
  • Dimensions: 137 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 21 Sep 1989
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
Secure checkout Fast Shipping Easy returns
Description
Does the language we speak create and sustain a sexist culture? This controversial and exciting proposal has fascinated feminists, psychologists and linguists alike for well over a decade. The authors of Gender Voices explore in a clear and comprehensive manner the idea that language shapes individual lives-that through our speech we all help recreate gender divisions in society.

Their introductory chapter establishes the relationship between language and social structure. Chapter 2 explores the human voice and traditional notions of 'femininity', 'masculinity' and sexuality. Subsequent chapters analyze differences between women and men in pronunciation and choice of words; discourse patterns and power relationships; the sexist structure of language; and language consciousness. The possibilities for social and linguistic change are examined in the final chapters.
About David Graddol | Will Swann

David Graddol is a British linguist who has worked in applied linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and history of linguistics. He is perhaps best known for his work regarding how English as a world language may develop. Will Swann is the author of Gender Voices, published by Wiley.

More from this author