Language, Gender, and Sexuality

Scott F. Kiesling is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

The second edition of Language, Gender and Sexuality, like the first edition, is a highly accessible introduction to the field of language, gender and sexuality. Without compromising theoretical sophistication, Kiesling introduces readers to current issues in the field at the same time that he contextualizes them historically. Revised to include five new chapters, this new edition provides up-to-date treatment of topics such as enregisterment, intersectionality, embodiment, translinguistics, and nonbinarity. A must-read for any student interested in the interaction between language and the social world. Susan Ehrlich, York University, Canada

• List of figuresAcknowledgmentsNotation and transcription1 More than talking difference2 Studying Language3 What are gender and sexuality, Part 1: A short introduction to a very big topic4 Gender and Sexuality Part 2: Expanding the concepts5 How we got here Part 1: A brief history of the study of language, gender, and sexuality6 How we got here Part 2: New Millenium Theorizing7 Gendered Grammar8 Gender Categories beyond Grammar9 Doing Gender in Interaction10 Creating gendered and sexed relationships in interaction11 Language Norms as Gender Norms12 New ways of seeing gendered norms in variation13 Putting it all togetherIndex