Language, Gender and Feminism - Theory, Methodology and Practice (Paperback, New)

Language, Gender and Feminism introduces students to key theoretical perspectives, methodology and analytical frameworks in the field of feminist linguistic analysis, providing readers with a comprehensive survey of the current state of the field. The book is split into three parts, designed to integrate theory, practice, methodology and analysis. The first part presents students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to understand the field of study and the issues which surround it. The second part establishes the wide range of contemporary theories and approaches that feminist linguists take to gender and language study. The final part focuses on methodology and outlines research methods that can be adopted to conduct written and spoken language analysis, as well as a focus on reflexivity, ethics and the importance of producing research of practical relevance. A defining feature of the book is that it contains practical examples in every chapter in order to ensure that students can clearly observe the practical applications of all current theories and approaches. Within each chapter, a variety of current issues are explored in conjunction with specific case study illustrations. The case studies present readers with concrete examples of the most recent research developments which have focused upon these crucial areas of development. Examples are taken both from the authors' own research and from other researchers' studies which use data from a range of different global locations. This textbook ensures that both authentic spoken and written data from a wealth of different contexts, settings and sources are thoroughly analysed. Areas covered include: politics, religion, the workplace, education, cyberspace, media discourse, music, literary works, the family and friendship groups. Language, Gender and Feminism will be an invaluable introductory text for students of language and gender studies, communication studies and wo