Politeness plays a vital role in maintaining class differences. This book analyses the interrelationship between politeness and class in British English, focusing on linguistic ideologies and the way class boundaries are marked out by politeness and impoliteness.
Language, Gender and Feminism introduces students to key theoretical perspectives, methodology and analytical frameworks in the field of feminist linguistic analysis, providing readers with a comprehensive survey of the current state of the field.
Sara Mills offers an introduction to both the ideas of Michel Foucault and the debate surrounding him, fully equipping student readers for an encounter with this most influential of thinkers.
This revised edition provides a broad analysis of the term 'discourse' and a thorough examination of the many theoretical assumptions surrounding it.
Language, Gender and Feminism introduces students to key theoretical perspectives, methodology and analytical frameworks in the field of feminist linguistic analysis, providing readers with a comprehensive survey of the current state of the field.
This is an interdisciplinary volume, examining the important themes in the current theoretical debates on language and gender. Comprising chapters from... Læs mere
Unravels the complexities of writings by British women of the `high colonial' period. Sara Mills analyses the writings of three women travellers, extending recent post-colonial and cultural theory in an important and inspiring study.
Politeness plays a vital role in maintaining class differences. This book analyses the interrelationship between politeness and class in British English, focusing on linguistic ideologies and the way class boundaries are marked out by politeness and impoliteness.
Gender and Politeness challenges the notion that women are necessarily always more polite than men. It aims to show that politeness and impoliteness are in essence judgements about... Læs mere
This revised edition provides a broad analysis of the term 'discourse' and a thorough examination of the many theoretical assumptions surrounding it.
Sara Mills offers an introduction to both the ideas of Michel Foucault and the debate surrounding him, fully equipping student readers for an encounter with this most influential of thinkers.