Sally Johnson is Lecturer in German Language and Linguistics at Lancaster University. Ulrike Hanna Meinhof is Professor of Cultrual Studies in the Department of Modern Languages at Bradford University.

• List of Contributors. Acknowledgements.Introduction: Ulrike Hanna Meinhof and Sally Johnson (Bradford University and Lancaster University).1. Theorizing Language and Masculinity: A Feminist Perspective: Sally Johnson (Lancaster University).2. 'Box-out' and 'Taxing': Roger Hewitt (Institute of Education, London).3. Performing Gender Identity: Young Men's Talk and the Construction of Heterosexual Masculinity: Deborah Cameron (University of Strathclyde).4. Power and the Language of Men: Scott Fabius Kiesling.5. Masculinity in a Multilingual Setting: John Pujolar (Lancaster University).6. 'One-at-a-Time': The Organization of Men's Talk: Jennifer Coates (Roehampton Institute).7. Do Men Gossip?An Analysis of Football Talk on Television: Sally Johnson and Frank Finlay (Lancaster University).8. The Role of Expletives in the Construction of Masculinity: Vivian de Klerk (Rhodes University).9. 'Aceptarlo con hombria': Representations of Masculinity in Spanish Political Discourse: JoAnne Neff van Aertselaer (Universidad Complutense).10. 'Randy Fish Boss Branded a Stinker': Coherence and the Construction of Masculinities in a British Tabloid Newspaper: Mary M. Talbot (Odense Universitet).11. 'The Object of Contempt is the Object of Desire': Representations of Masculinity in Straight to Hell Magazine: John Heywood (Lancaster University).12. 'The Most Important Event of My Life!'A Comparison of Male and Female Written Narratives: Ulrike Hanna Meinhof (Bradford University).Bibliography.Index.