Gendered Talk at Work

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Constructing Gender Identity Through Workplace Discourse

By Janet Holmes

Series: Language and Social Change

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Gendered Talk at Work examines how women and men negotiate both their gender identities and professional roles through everyday workplace communication. Drawing on original and insightfully analysed data, the book explores how gender shapes the interpretation of meaning in workplace interactions, showing how discourse serves as a resource for constructing complex socio-cultural identities.
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This book is ideal for sociolinguists, educators, workplace diversity advocates, and anyone interested in gender studies or professional communication.

Gendered Talk at Work examines how women and men negotiate their gender identities as well as their professional roles in everyday workplace communication.

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Gendered Talk at Work examines how women and men negotiate their gender identities as well as their professional roles in everyday workplace communication.

Written accessibly by one of the field’s foremost researchers, this book explores the ways in which gender contributes to the interpretation of meaning in workplace interaction.

It uses original and insightfully analysed data to focus on the ways in which both women and men draw on gendered discourse resources to enact a range of workplace roles.

The book illustrates how a qualitative analysis of workplace discourse can shed light on the many ways in which workplace discourse serves as a resource for constructing gender identity as one component of our complex socio-cultural identity.

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By Janet Holmes

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Gendered Talk at Work is praised for its rich empirical detail and accessible yet sophisticated analysis. Experts highlight its value not only to sociolinguists but to anyone interested in promoting gender equity in employment. The book challenges stereotypical views of gendered speech and offers unique insights into workplace linguistic culture. It is noted for being especially readable for non-linguists, helping readers understand the interplay of gender and power in communication.

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ISBN: 9781405117593

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 June 2006

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 376g

Pages: 264

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About the Author

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).

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