LG220-5-AU-CO:
Language and Gender
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2023/24
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 5
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
15
09 October 2023
Requisites for this module
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This module focuses on the issue of gender differentiated patterns in sociolinguistic research.
In particular we review the findings of research within the quantitative sociolinguistic paradigm, and critically discuss the major explanations that have been proposed by various scholars in the field. A smaller part of the module is dedicated to the findings from research that focuses on gender differentiation at the level of discourse/conversation.
Aims and Objectives
1. To introduce the students to some of the major issues in the study of language and gender.
2. To review the empirical evidence, and to learn how to interpret data and discern patterns.
3. To highlight problems in methodologies and analyses, and how these can influence, or have influenced, our view of the issue.
4. To learn to use empirical evidence to construct informed arguments.
1. The module enhances the students’ understanding of sociolinguistic argumentation, methodologies and theory.
2. It enables the students to handle debates in the area of gender differentiation, and equips them with the necessary background knowledge to conduct research of their own.
3. A number of issues in this area are linked to theories in other social sciences, and, therefore, the module enables the students to experience sociolinguistics as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry.
No additional information available.
The module is taught as a 2-hour lecture/seminar
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Romaine, S. (2003a) ‘Variation in Language and Gender’, in J. Holmes and M. Meyerhoff (eds)
The Handbook of Language and Gender. Wiley, pp. 98–118. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470756942.ch4.
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Storage, D.
et al. (2016) ‘The Frequency of “Brilliant” and ”Genius” in Teaching Evaluations Predicts the Representation of Women and African Americans across Fields’,
PLOS ONE, 11(3). Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150194.
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Collister, L.B. (2016) ‘“At least I”m not Chinese, gay, or female”: Marginalized voices in World of Warcraft’, in L. Squires (ed.)
English in Computer-Mediated Communication. De Gruyter, pp. 351–376. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110490817-016.
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Zimman, L. (2018) ‘Transgender Language, Transgender Moment: Toward a Trans Linguistics’, in K. Hall and R. Barrett (eds)
The Oxford Handbook of Language and Sexuality. Oxford University Press. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190212926.013.45.
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Konnelly, L. (2022) ‘Transmedicalism and “trans enough”’,
Gender and Language, 16(1). Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1558/genl.20230.
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Zimman, L. and Hayworth, W. (2020) ‘How we got here: Short-scale change in identity labels for trans, cis, and non-binary people in the 2000s’,
Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America, 5(1). Available at:
https://doi.org/10.3765/plsa.v5i1.4728.
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Lawson, R. (2013) ‘The construction of “tough” masculinity: Negotiation, alignment and rejection’,
Gender and Language, 7(3), pp. 369–395. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1558/genl.v7i3.369.
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Slobe, T. (2018) ‘Style, stance, and social meaning in mock white girl’,
Language in Society, 47(4), pp. 541–567. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S004740451800060X.
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Ilbury, C. (2020) ‘“Sassy Queens”: Stylistic orthographic variation in Twitter and the enregisterment of AAVE’,
Journal of Sociolinguistics, 24(2), pp. 245–264. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1111/josl.12366.
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Calder, J. (2019) ‘The fierceness of fronted /s/: Linguistic rhematization through visual transformation’,
Language in Society, 48(1), pp. 31–64. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S004740451800115X.
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Levon, E. and Holmes-Elliot, S. (2013) ‘East End Boys and West End Girls: /s/-Fronting in Southeast England’,
University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics, 19(2). Available at:
https://repository.upenn.edu/pwpl/vol19/iss2/13/.
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Milroy, L. and Llamas, C. (2013) ‘Social Networks’, in J.K. Chambers and N. Schilling (eds)
The Handbook of Language Variation and Change. Wiley, pp. 407–427. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118335598.ch19.
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Pyle, K. (2018) ‘Naming and Claiming’,
TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, 5(4), pp. 574–588. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1215/23289252-7090045.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Marisa Brook, email: marisa.brook@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Marisa Brook
marisa.brook@essex.ac.uk, Room 4.207, Number 2286
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Dr Sam Christian D'Elia
Available via Moodle
Of 20 hours, 20 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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