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'I love the warmth and wit in this book, but I say this in no way to detract from the seriousness of its subject matter and its incisive treatment by Mary Crawford...this is a great book and an important book which articulates current critical thinking about research around gender and language. Mary Crawford writes brilliantly, powerfully and lucidly...I thoroughly recommend it' - British Psychological Society Psychology of Women Section Newsletter This refreshing re-evaluation of current wisdom - both academic and popular - about men's and women's language critically assesses the abundant social science research of recent years and its representation in the mass media. Exploring a wide range of topics, from talk shows to self-help books, Mary Crawford offers a new understanding of the role of language practices in both maintaining - and disrupting - gender inequality. The book addresses such provocative questions as: Why has the study of gender and language so often focused on the limitations of women's talk? How do academic practices constrain our understanding of how gender relations are re-created and maintained in language use?Why do assertiveness texts usually ignore indirect modes of speech such as humour and storytelling?

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social groups

• Full title: Talking Difference
• Subtitle: On Gender and Language
• Author: Mary Crawford
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780803988286
• ISBN: 0803988281
• ID: 04715499
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Weight: 328 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 143 × 15 mm
• Date of publishing: 22. June 1995

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