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1 THE Handbook OF Language AND Gender . Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics This outstanding multi-volume series covers all the major subdisciplines within Linguistics today and, when complete, will offer a comprehensive survey of Linguistics as a whole. Already published: The Handbook of Child Language Edited by Paul Fletcher and Brian MacWhinney The Handbook of Phonological Theory Edited by John A. Goldsmith The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory Edited by Shalom Lappin The Handbook of Sociolinguistics Edited by Florian Coulmas The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences Edited by William J.

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3 Joseph and Richard D. Janda The Handbook of Language and Gender Edited by Janet Holmes and Miriam Meyerhoff The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition Edited by Catherine Doughty and Michael H. Long The Handbook of Language and Gender EDITED BY. Janet Holmes and Miriam Meyerhoff Blackwell Publishing Some images in the original version of this book are not available for inclusion in the eBook. 2003 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd 350 Main Street, Maiden, MA 02148-5018, USA. 108 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1JF, UK. 550 Swanston Street, Carlton South, Melbourne, Victoria 3053, Australia Kurfitrstendamm 57, 10707 Berlin, Germany The right of Janet Holmes and Miriam Meyerhoff to be identified as the Authors of the Editorial Material in this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988.

4 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. First published 2003 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Handbook of Language and Gender /edited by Janet Holmes and Miriam Meyerhoff. p. cm. - (Blackwell handbooks in Linguistics ; 13).

5 Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-631-22502-1 (alk. paper). 1. Language and sex. I. Holmes, Janet, 1947- II. Meyerhoff, Miriam. III. Series. H36 2003. 2002006515. A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. Set in 10/12pt Palatino by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong Printed and bound in the United Kingdom by TJ International, Padstow, Cornwall For further information on Blackwell Publishing, visit our website;. For Sam This page intentionally left blank Contents Notes on Contributors x Acknowledgments xvi Different Voices, Different Views: An Introduction to Current Research in Language and Gender Janet Holmes and Miriam Meyerhoff 1.

6 Part I History and Theoretical Background to the Study of Language a n d Gender 19. 1 Theorizing Gender in Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology 21. Bonnie McElhinny 2 Theories of Discourse as Theories of Gender : Discourse Analysis in Language and Gender Studies 43. Mary Bucholtz 3 "What's in a Name?" Social Labeling and Gender Practices 69. Sally McConnell-Ginet 4 Variation in Language and Gender 98. Suzanne Romaine 5 Language and Desire 119. Don Kulick 6 "One Man in Two is a Woman": Linguistic Approaches to Gender in Literary Texts 142.

7 Anna Livia viii Contents Part II Negotiating Relations 159. 7 Language , Gender , and Politics: Putting "Women" and "Power" in the Same Sentence 161. Robin Lakoff 8 Gender and Family Interaction 179. Deborah Tannen 9 Gender and Power in On-line Communication 202. Susan C. Herring 10 The Relevance of Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in Children's Peer Negotiations 229. Marjorie Harness Goodwin 11 The Power of Gender Ideologies in Discourse 252. Susan U. Philips Part III Authenticity and Place 277. 12 Crossing Genders, Mixing Languages: The Linguistic Construction of Transgenderism in Tonga 279.

8 Niko Besnier 13 Claiming a Place: Gender , Knowledge, and Authority as Emergent Properties 302. Miriam Meyerhoff 14 Constructing and Managing Male Exclusivity in Talk-in-interaction 327. Jack Sidnell 15 Exceptional Speakers: Contested and Problematized Gender Identities 353. Kira Hall 16 Language and Gender in Adolescence 381. Penelope Eckert 17 Language and Gendered Modernity 401. William L. Leap 18 A Marked Man: The Contexts of Gender and Ethnicity 423. Sara Trechter Part IV Stereotypes a n d Norms 445. 19 Gender and Language Ideologies 447.

9 Deborah Cameron 20 Gender Stereotypes: Reproduction and Challenge 468. Mary Talbot Contents ix 21 Gender and Identity: Representation and Social Action 487. Ann Weatherall and Cindy Gallois 22 Prestige, Cultural Models, and Other Ways of Talking About Underlying Norms and Gender 509. Scott Fabius KiesUng 23 Communicating Gendered Professional Identity: Competence, Cooperation, and Conflict in the Workplace 528. Caja Thimm, Sabine C. Koch, and Sabine Schey 24 Linguistic Sexism and Feminist Linguistic Activism 550. Anne Pauwels Part V Institutional Discourse 571.

10 25 "Feminine" Workplaces: Stereotype and Reality 573. Janet Holmes and Maria Stubbe 26 Creating Gendered Demeanors of Authority at Work and at Home 600. Shari Kendall 27 Schooled Language : Language and Gender in Educational Settings 624. Joan Swann 28 Coercing Gender : Language in Sexual Assault Adjudication Processes 645. Susan Ehrlich 29 Multiple Identities: The Roles of Female Parliamentarians in the EU Parliament 671. Ruth Wodak Epilogue: Reflections on Language and Gender Research 699. Alice F. Freed Index 722. Notes on Contributors Niko Besnier is Professor of Anthropology at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.