Gendered Talk at Work Constructing Gender Identity Through Workplace Discourse

by Holmes, Janet

• ISBN13: 9781405117593
• ISBN10: 1405117591
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781405178457
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-21
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

How do we talk at work? Are there distinctively ls"femininers" or particularly ls"masculiners" ways of interacting in the workplace? If so, who uses them, and in what contexts? This book explores the ways in which gender contributes to the interpretation of meaning in workplace interaction, and examines how women and men negotiate their gender identities as well as their professional roles in everyday workplace communication. Using original and insightfully analysed data, Janet Holmes focuses not on how women and men differ in the ways they communicate power and authority, but rather on the ways in which both draw on gendered discourse resources to enact a range of workplace roles.

Author Biography

Janet Holmes holds a personal Chair in Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington. Her publications include The Blackwell Handbook of Language and Gender (2003; co-edited with Miriam Meyerhoff), Power and Politeness in the Workplace (2003; with Maria Stubbe), and Women, Men and Politeness (1995).

Table of Contents

List of Figures	viii
Acknowledgements	ix
1 The Role of Gender in Workplace Talk	1	(31)
2 Gender and Leadership Talk at Work	32	(42)
3 Relational Practice — Not Just Women's Work	74	(34)
4 Humour in the Workplace — Not Just Men's Play	108	(32)
5 Contest, Challenge and Complaint — Gendered Discourse?	140	(34)
6 Women and Men Telling Stories at Work	174	(34)
7 Giving Women the Last Word	208	(15)
Appendix: Transcription Conventions	223	(1)
References	224	(23)
Index	247