Language and gender - Eckert, Penelope (Cambridge University Press, 2003)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-356) and index
Constructing, deconstructing and reconstructing gender -- Linking the linguistic to the social -- Organizing talk -- Making social moves -- Positioning ideas and subjects -- Saying and implying -- Mapping the world -- Working the market: use of varieties -- Fashioning selves
This is an introduction to the study of the relation between gender and language use. It covers the main topics, beginning with a clear discussion of gender and offering broad coverage of the interaction between language and social life. It is set to become the standard text on the subject