Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality

Helen Sauntson is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at York St John University, UK. Her research areas are language in education and language, gender and sexuality. She has published a range of books, chapters and journal articles in these areas and is co-editor of the Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality book series.

• ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgementsChapter 1 – What Questions Might A Linguist Ask about Language, Gender and Sexuality? Chapter 2 – Theorising Gender and Sexuality: Feminism, Queer Theory and PerformativityChapter 3 – What Does It Mean To Do Research in Language, Gender and Sexuality?Chapter 4 – An Overview of Analytical FrameworksChapter 5 – Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality in Private and Public ContextsChapter 6 – Researching Linguistic Representations of Gender and Sexuality in the MediaChapter 7 – Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality in Forensic ContextsChapter 8 – Breaking the Binary: Investigating Transgender, Gender Variance and LanguageChapter 9 – Researching Gender- and Sexuality-based Discriminatory LanguageChapter 10 – Writing Up, Drawing Conclusions and Sharing Your ResearchAppendixReferencesIndex

This book offers students a comprehensive account of the theories, methods and frameworks used in the field, applied usefully to illuminating case studies. Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality is essential reading for those developing their own research projects, but also an effective general introduction to the language, gender and sexuality.Lucy Jones, University of Nottingham, UKThis book will spark students‘ interest in language, gender and sexuality and provide them with invaluable guidance for their own research projects. Its pertinent discussion of theoretical and methodological issues in combination with fresh illustrations and an incorporation of recent research render it an excellent resource. Heiko Motschenbacher, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen