Communicating Gender in Context
In accordance with recent sociolinguistic research the contributors refrain from generalizing theses about how men and women normally speak; no conversational style feature adheres so firmly to one sex as was thought in early feminism. The studies, however, show that even today the feminine gender is often staged in a way that leads to situative asymmetry to the advantage of men. The broader societal context of patriarchy does not determine all communicative encounters, but demands particular efforts from women and men to be subverted.
Published online on 19 December 2008
Table of Contents
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PrefaceHelga Kotthoff and Ruth Wodak | p. vii
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1. Symbols and Rules
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Making men out of people. The MAN principle in translating genderless formsFriederike Braun | p. 3
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“Male person” vs. “Everything that is not a male person”. Gender and sex in PolishBärbel Miemitz | p. 31
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Gender, grammar, and the space in betweenSuzanne Romaine | p. 51
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2. Conversational Features, Codes and Activities
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The interplay between interruptions and preference organization in conversation. New perspectives on a classic topic of gender researchUlrike Ahrens | p. 79
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Is Spain different? Observations on male-female communicative styles in a Spanish group discussionChristine Bierbach | p. 107
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The interactional achievement of expert status. Creating asymmetries by “Teaching Conversational Lectures”in TV discussionsHelga Kotthoff | p. 139
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Complaint stories. Constructing emotional reciprocity among womenSusanne Günthner | p. 179
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Women and men in the academic discourse communityBritt-Louise Gunnarsson | p. 219
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Communicating gender in two languagesJenny Cheshire and Penelope Gardner-Chloros | p. 249
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3. A Range of Feminities
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Competing discourse of feminityJennifer Coates | p. 285
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Race, gender and academic leadershipPhilomena Essed | p. 315
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“I know, we won’t revolutionize the world with it, but…”: Styles of female leadership in institutionsRuth Wodak | p. 335
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Do’s and dont’s. Gender representations in a political debateBrigitte Felderer | p. 371
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The relevance of fundamental frequency contour for interruptions: A case study of political discussion in AustriaSylvia Moosmüller | p. 401
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