Linguistics from a Gender Perspective

186 mm x 130 mm
262pages
JPY2,200
ISBN 9784790714705
Pub date: April 2010
Rights sold: Simplified Chinese

What is “Female Language” and “Male Language” Really?　Why do our speech patterns differ from those of characters in TV dramas and manga? Using a constructionist approach, we will reexamine the “naturalness” of gender from the perspective of familiar words. An introduction to the politics of Language and Gender.

Table of Contents
0 Relationship between language and gender

I Words made up

1 History of women’s language
2 History of men’s language
3 History of dialects - why young women have difficulty using Tohoku dialect

II Gender in the media

4 Manga: Various meanings of gender expressions
5 TV dramas: “Onna Kotoba” as drama language
6 Romance novels: Intimate relationships created by language

Ⅲ Words that create, words that resist

7 Young women’s “men’s language”: language and identity
8 Let’s talk about language and sexuality
9 Politeness and gender: Hidden hegemonies

IV Changing language

10 Discriminatory expressions and guidelines: Words that create/change discrimination
11 “Sexual Harassment”: Words that make violence against women visible
12 My Name, Your Name: The Family Image of the Same Surname

V Approaches and Methods of Discourse Research