ABeginner's Guide to Language and Gender / / Allyson Jule.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Jule, Allyson,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: MM Textbooks
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

In this revised and updated 2nd edition of her pioneering textbook, Allyson Jule offers fresh insights into the study of language and gender for those new to the subject. Students will gain a thorough grounding in theoretical and practical perspectives on gender and language in the workplace, media, school, religion and domestic settings. Updates to the 2nd edition include discussion of: language and rape culture; LGBTQ terminology; language and social media; gaming; eco-feminism; and language, gender and Islam. The book is an ideal introductory text for courses specifically focused on language and gender, as well as those where an understanding of these issues would be helpful. Written in an engaging and reader-friendly style, with study questions, suggestions for further reading and a glossary, this book is the ideal starting point for students wishing to understand how language and gender interact in the modern world.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue to the Second Edition -- Part 1: Understanding Gender and Language Use -- 1. The Emergence and Direction of the Field -- 2. Language as Gendered -- Part 2: Understanding Gender and Language Use in Various Contexts - Brief Introductions -- 3. Gender and Language Use in the Media and Technology -- 4. Gender and Language Use in Education -- 5. Gender and Language Use in the Workplace -- 6. Gender and Language Use in Religion: Judaism, Christianity and Islam -- 7. Gender and Language Use in Negotiated Relationships -- 8. An Anti-Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index