Women, Men and Everyday Talk

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Women, Men and Everyday Talk
Authors and Contributors      By (author) J. Coates
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:319
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreLanguage - reference and general
Sociolinguistics
Literary studies - general
ISBN/Barcode 9781349349982
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Edition 1st ed. 2013
Illustrations XV, 319 p.

Publishing Details

Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date 9 February 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Bringing together a selection of some of the author's key papers on language and gender, this book provides an overview of the development of language and gender studies over the last 30 years, with particular emphasis on conversational data and on single sex friendship groups.

Author Biography

Jennifer Coates is Emeritus Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Roehampton, UK. Her chief research interests are language, gender and sexuality, turn-taking in conversation, and conversational narrative. Her published work includes Women, Men and Language; Women Talk. Conversation Between Women Friends; Men Talk: Stories in the Making of Masculinities; and The Sociolinguistics of Narrative (co-editor).

Reviews

'[T]he author's straightforward presentation of the history of language and gender studies makes this book an ideal supplement for an introductory course on gender, discourse analysis, or sociolinguistics.' - Linguist