Gendered Discourse in Professional Communication

by Mullany, Louise

• ISBN13: 9781403986207
• ISBN10: 1403986207
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780230592902
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-08-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

Gendered Discourse in Professional Communication develops new theoretical and methodological approaches, employing an interdisciplinary, multi-method approach which includes the introduction of a framework entitled 'critical feminist' sociolinguistics'. The analysis focuses on linguistic practices used within corporate managerial interactions in conjunction with the gendered discourses that operate within these businesses. The study highlights the crucial role that gendered discourses play in defining 'acceptable' professional identities, and explores the manner in which these discourses serve to maintain the 'glass ceiling'.

Author Biography

Louise Mullany is Lecturer in Sociolinguistics at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Table of Contents

Gender Identity and Discourse in Professional Communication

Collecting Workplace Data

"It's a little bit of a something we may need to think about": Gender and the Enactment of Authority

"Girls on Tour": Social Talk in Professional Interactions

"The Biological Clock": Gender Discourses in the Professional Workplace

Towards the Future: Breaking the Stereotypes of Gendered Work

References

Index

Gender Identity and Discourse in Professional Communication

Collecting Workplace Data

"It's a little bit of a something we may need to think about": Gender and the Enactment of Authority

"Girls on Tour": Social Talk in Professional Interactions

"The Biological Clock": Gender Discourses in the Professional Workplace

Towards the Future: Breaking the Stereotypes of Gendered Work

References

Index

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