Sociolinguistics and Gender
Copyright © 2004 by Hae Jeong Yu
Introduction
This section is developed to introduce the resources about
Sociolinguistics and Gender.
If you are especially interested in female language acquisition,
speech behaviors between man and woman, and gender language
variation, you can find both interesting and educational sources
here.
The sites include many fascinating sources such as online journals
which you can access free, hundreds of bibliography with annotations
and research papers dealing with theoretical and methodological
issues.
Asian
EFL Journal
This online
journal deals with teaching and learning English in Asia.
Especially, the journal of June in 2003 covers the importance of
choosing textbook
regarding the portrayal of gender in the targeted culture.
A Bibliography of Japanese Sociolinguistics in English
It has works on Japanese sociolinguistics and
related fields such as
second language acquisition and communication. 30 articles on
gender,
79 on general sociolinguistics and 48 on politeness are also
introduced.
A Content
Analysis of Gender in Dictionary
Through the research, the article provides
ideas which have not been noticed
within the field of sociolinguistics. The finding is that masculine
pronouns outnumber
feminine pronouns significantly in the example sentences.
Feminism
& Psychology
The papers deal with high-quality theoretical
and empirical one and
represent feminist voices which have been under-represented in
psychology journals.
There are reviews, interviews and special features on topical
issues. The issue of gender
and cultural socialization of Indian immigrant families in the
United States are introduced.
Final Report to the Leverhulme Trust
This is a sociophonetic investigation on accent
change in the city
of Glaswegian. The research provides a quantitative and qualitative
account of accent change with data from a Scottish context. It shows
an extension of the use of acoustic analysis as a research tool in
sociolinguistic research.
This is anthology of eleven
articles with 3 sections: “1) general theoretical
perspectives on gender and discourse; 2) studies of language and
behavior in particular institutional settings; 3) articles that
examine gender
and discourse in the everyday world.”
Gender
and Genre Bibliography
This is bibliography
of two major sections. In general works and collection,
the books about feminist, gender, and language are mainly
introduced,
and in specific genres, 43 thematic sections such as political
language,
lesbian/gay talk and classroom talk are introduced.
Gender and Linguistic Stereotyping
The research has shown that women are at a
disadvantage linguistically and socially.
A set of female forms of speech was specially introduced for the
understanding
of stereotyping female language. Also an issue whether women should
change
their speech pattern in order to fit in a male norm was raised.
Gender Inn: Thematical Index
Key words are listed alphabetically and
thematically in the index. Sociolinguistics,
speech behaviors, female speech behavior, female language
acquisition, and
gender and language are the some key words.
This is webpage of
International conference held 14th-15th, 2004
in the
School of Oriental & African Studies at University of London. 9
abstracts
about gender, myth & mythmaking are listed with interesting topics
such as “Gaotang: the Lost Goddess of Love and Beauty in Ancient
China."
The author seeks the answer for the question
whether women and men talk
differently and if so, whether the differences are related to
gender, status and power.
The author describes some linguistic variables of woman such as
question-tags
and interruptions. The finding for this research is that “gender and
status rather
than gender or status will be the determinant categories.”
As one of book
series in Blackwell publishing company, this book is organized
with four parts of 24 articles with different voices and views: 1)
History and Theoretical
Background to the Study of Language and Gender; 2) Negotiating
Relations;
3) Authenticity and Place; 4)
Stereotypes
and Norms.
Language, Gender, and Society
This is an introduction of the course
“Language, Gender, and Society” opened at
Central European University. This program was originally developed
for university teachers,
advanced Ph.D. students, researchers and professional in the social
sciences and humanities.
Especially selected supplemental readings of the course provide
insightful information.
Language Politics
This is bibliography on sociolinguistics with
the section of gender and
its difference in language. More than 30 articles are listed with
annotations.
Majorie Chan’s Chinese language and Gender on-line Bibliography
The bibliography has three parts: Chinese
Linguistics, General Linguistics,
and Chinese Women and Gender. Especially, in the section of Chinese
Women
and Gender, the publications of scholars from history, literature,
anthropology,
sociology and women studies and references from the past works were
included.
Politeness and Gender
It is said that “women use more polite speech
than do men, a high frequency of
honorific, and softening devices such as hedges and questions.” On
this matter,
the author explains that it is socially conditioned attitude toward
man and woman.
Reading Suggestions on Sociolinguistics
It guides subtitles in sociolinguistics
including language and gender. Some online
journals are linked with other useful online sources:
ELT Journal ,
Essential Teacher TESOL,
Language Learning and Technology,
Reading Online.
The Role of Gender in New Zealand Literature
Females use language that gave their
writing a more interpersonal and socioemotional tone.
On the other hand, males use frequently factual and quantitative
elements. Other articles
published in Journal of Language and Social Psychology are all
linked.
SL Feminist
pedagogy and related matters
Books and journals are introduced about S/FL
feminist pedagogy, S/FL feminist language (learning),
non-language related feminist pedagogy and non-Western feminist.
SOCIOLINGUISTICS (Syllabus)
This is a
sociolinguistics syllabus of Dr. Ingrid Piller at University of
Sydney.
Her recommendations for further
reading will be helpful for
those who are
interested in sociolinguistics and gender issues.
Sociolinguistics
link
This is webpage of English department of ABO
AKADEMI University in Finland. It provides
full access to the journals such as Language in Society, Journal of
Sociolinguistics,
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Language
Communication,
World English, International Journal of the Sociology of Language
and more useful links.
This is the sociolinguistic symposium held by
UK-based sociolinguists. It discusses
theoretical and methodological issues concerning language including
gender in society.
It also provides numerous papers and posters.
Sociolinguistic Variation in American Sign Language
The book written by Ceil Lucas provides
useful examples and analysis for sign
language linguistics. It also would do well as a source for graduate
and advanced
undergraduate courses where materials beyond a primer of
sociolinguistics are needed.
Thoughts on Gender Styles in Communication
After researching the given topic, the author
established theories on gender
styles in tandem with an analysis of her own field study. She also
analyzed
four plays and a short story for gendered speech characteristics.
Towards an Overview of Work on Gender and Language Variation
More than 400 articles on gender and language
are introduced with
commentaries according to each period: Early statements on gender
and
language, work after 1900, work during the 1970’s, the early 1980’s,
work after 1985, t
he 90’s and the outlook for the future.
Widening the Lens of Language and Gender Research
Integrating critical discourse analysis (CDA)
with cultural practice theory provides
not only the tools for a more comprehensive understanding on gender
ideologies
but also a comprehensive sociolinguistic approach to the study of
language and gender.
