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Language and gender is a new introduction to the study of the relation between gender and language use, written by two of the leading experts in the field. Contents listofillustrations vii acknowledgments ix introduction 1 1 constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing gender 9 sexandgender 10 learningtobegendered 15 keepinggender. There is also a large body of work on the connection between language and gender in the field of sociology e. But even in such societies, categories that go beyond the basic two are often seen as anomalous. Sally mcconnellginet language and gender is an introduction to the study of the relation between gender and language use, written by two leading experts in the field. It is therefore difficult to approach gender as something not given but accomplished, not natural but constructed. The body of the book offers unprecedented breadth and depth in its coverage of the. According to them, it takes a lifelong process of socialization to make one gendered2003. Penelope eckert and sally mcconnellginet write about a study done by john and sandra condry 1976 that found that adults listening to a video of a baby cry found the cry to sound more angry if they thought the infant was a boy. Mcconnellginet, sally language and gender is a 2003 introduction to the study of the relation between gender and language use, written by two of the leading experts in the field.
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