Description
| Product ID: | 9781138487727 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Guides to Linguistics |
| Title: | Language, Gender, and Sexuality |
| Subtitle: | An Introduction |
| Authors: | Author: Scott F. Kiesling |
| Page Count: | 188 |
| Subjects: | Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, Sociolinguistics, Gender studies, gender groups, Sociolinguistics, Gender studies, gender groups |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This textbook provides a concise and lively introduction to language, gender and sexuality. Aimed at students with no background in linguistics and featuring suggestions for further reading, study questions, and projects, this book is essential reading for anyone studying language, gender and sexuality for the first time. Language, Gender, and Sexuality offers a panoramic and accessible introduction to the ways in which linguistic patterns are sensitive to social categories of gender and sexuality, as well as an overview of how speakers use language to create and display gender and sexuality. This book includes discussions of trans/non-binary/genderqueer identities, embodiment, new media, and the role of language and interaction in sexual harassment, assault, and rape. Drawing on an international range of examples to illustrate key points, this book addresses the questions of:
Aimed at students with no background in linguistics or gender studies, this book is essential reading for anyone studying language, gender, and sexuality for the first time. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-03-12 |
