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 175-237 Language and Gender

Note

Available as 175-337 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Prerequisites

Students may take this unit without having done first year linguistics (in order to make the subject available to Women's Studies students). A series of special 'catch-up' tutorials for such students is held at the beginning of the semester.

Semester

2

Contact

Two lectures and a tutorial a week

Subject Description

A study of the differences between women's and men's use of language and how men and women are represented in language, 'sexism in language', the role of language in establishing and regulating gender divisions, and models for linguistic intervention and change.

Assessment

Two assignments and one essay, totalling to 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts

  • Graddol and Swann, Gender Voices.


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