David Graddol is a British linguist who has worked in applied linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and history of linguistics. He is perhaps best known for his work regarding how English as a world language may develop. Will Swann is the author of Gender Voices, published by Wiley.

• Acknowledgements ix1 Introduction 12 The Voice of Authority 123 Accents of Femininity? Gender Differences in Language Use 414 Conversation: The Sexual Division of Labour 695 Is Language Sexist? 956 Language, Communication and Consciousness 1357 Linguistic Intervention 174References 197Index 209

David Graddol is a British linguist who has worked in applied linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and history of linguistics. He is perhaps best known for his work regarding how English as a world language may develop. Will Swann is the author of Gender Voices, published by Wiley.

• Acknowledgements ix1 Introduction 12 The Voice of Authority 123 Accents of Femininity? Gender Differences in Language Use 414 Conversation: The Sexual Division of Labour 695 Is Language Sexist? 956 Language, Communication and Consciousness 1357 Linguistic Intervention 174References 197Index 209

David Graddol is a British linguist who has worked in applied linguistics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and history of linguistics. He is perhaps best known for his work regarding how English as a world language may develop. Will Swann is the author of Gender Voices, published by Wiley.

• Acknowledgements ix1 Introduction 12 The Voice of Authority 123 Accents of Femininity? Gender Differences in Language Use 414 Conversation: The Sexual Division of Labour 695 Is Language Sexist? 956 Language, Communication and Consciousness 1357 Linguistic Intervention 174References 197Index 209