.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Double-Voicing at Work: Power, Gender and Linguistic Expertise
Judith Baxter
€ 66.01
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Double-Voicing at Work: Power, Gender and Linguistic Expertise
Hardcover. This book reveals how 'double-voicing' is an inherent and routine part of spoken interactions within institutional contexts. Baxter's research shows that women use double-voicing more than men as a means of gaining acceptance and approval in the workplace. Double-voicing thus involves an interplay between power, gender and linguistic expertise. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
This book reveals how 'double-voicing' is an inherent and routine part of spoken interactions within institutional contexts. Baxter's research shows that women use double-voicing more than men as a means of gaining acceptance and approval in the workplace. Double-voicing thus involves an interplay between power, gender and linguistic expertise.
This book reveals how 'double-voicing' is an inherent and routine part of spoken interactions within institutional contexts. Baxter's research shows that women use double-voicing more than men as a means of gaining acceptance and approval in the workplace. Double-voicing thus involves an interplay between power, gender and linguistic expertise.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137348524
SKU
V9781137348524
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Judith Baxter
Judith Baxter is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Aston University, UK. She has written and edited many publications on the themes of language and gender, language and education, and the language of leadership. The research represented in this book derives from a major UK Research Council grant on gender and the language of leadership, as well as a case study ... Read more
Reviews for Double-Voicing at Work: Power, Gender and Linguistic Expertise
“Baxter successfully combines key features of a good introductory stance towards her subject, offering clear and accessible overviews of the key themes of power and gender, with a nuanced and rich analysis of empirical data. Her book will therefore appeal to both ‘old-timers’ as well as ‘newcomers’ to the study of Bakhtin, gender and power. … Baxter’s work certainly sparks ... Read more