Gender and Spoken Interaction [Paperback]

This diverse collection of gender research with an exclusive focus on spoken interaction explores how gender is reflected and accomplished in relation to other situational and larger-scale sociocultural practices, identities and structures.Notes on Contributors Foreword; J.Thornborrow Editor's Preface: Overview of Chapters; P.Pichler, E.Eppler Theoretical Issues for the Study of Gender and Spoken Interaction; D.Cameron Doing Gender Against the Odds:?A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Educational Discourse; J.Swann Airhostess Legs and Jealous Husbands: Explorations of Gender and Heterosexuality in 10-11 year-olds' Conversations; J.Maybin Now You See Me, Now You Don't: Adolescents Exploring Deviant Positions; A.Irwin 'All I've gotta do is wank on about some bollocky poem': Cool and Socially Aware Positions in the Talk of London Private School Girls; P.Pichler 'A group of lads, innit?' Performances of Laddish Masculinity in British Higher Education; S.Preece Boys' Talk: Hindi, Moustaches, and Masculinity in New Delhi; K.Hall It's a blokes' thing'  Gender, Occupational Roles and Talk in the Workplace; S.S.McRae Men, Masculinities and Leadership: Different Discourse Styles at Work; J.Holmes Four Women, Two Codes and One (crowded) Floor: The Joint Construction of a Bilingual Collaborative Floor; E.Eppler Index

'...a timely and much welcomed addition to the growing field of language and gender, offering invaluable insights into the relationship between gender and spoken discourse. It is a valuable collection for researchers and postgraduate students who want to get a sense of where language and gender research is heading... [A] strength of this volume is that all articles are written in a clear, accessible and engaging style. I would highly recommend the book to researchers working in the areas of language and gender, discourse analysis, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, and language and social interaction.' - Chit Cheung Matthew Sung, Discourse & Commuication