Publications

Publication details [#12413]

Hoey, Michael. 1996. A clause-relational analysis of selected dictionary entries: Contrast and compatibility in the definitions of ´man´ and ´woman`. In Caldas-Coulthard, Carmen-Rosa and R. Malcolm Coulthard, eds. Texts and Practices. Readings in Critical Discourse Analysis. Routledge. pp. 150–165.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

critical discourse analysis | gender | text type

Annotation

CDA of dictionary entries -central instance of a neglected text-type referred to as 'colony'- revealed a clear gender bias, since the corpus that the dictionary built upon relected the value-system of the male-oriented establishment.