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035 _a(DE-B1597)9783110943375
035 _a(DE-B1597)45712
035 _a(OCoLC)979736196
040 _aDE-B1597
_beng
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050 4 _aPE1211
072 7 _aLAN009000
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aMondorf, Britta
_eautore
245 1 0 _aGender Differences in English Syntax /
_cBritta Mondorf.
250 _aReprint 2011
264 1 _aTübingen :
_bMax Niemeyer Verlag,
_c[2011]
264 4 _c©2004
300 _a1 online resource (212 p.)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 0 _aLinguistische Arbeiten ,
_x0344-6727 ;
_v491
505 0 0 _tI-VIII --
_t1. Introduction --
_t2. Theoretical Preliminaries and Hypotheses --
_t3. Methodology --
_t4. Syntactic Variation According to Sex: Tag Questions --
_t5. Syntactic Variation According to Sex: Finite Adverbial Clauses --
_t6. External Determinants Co-Extensive with Sex --
_t7. Explaining the Findings: Why Women and Men Talk Differently --
_t8. Conclusion --
_tReferences
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aThe present book provides the most comprehensive account so far of gender differences in syntax. It is an in-depth corpus-based study of syntactic variation in the use of adverbial clauses and tag questions. Written in a broadly functional framework, it pays due attention to the interaction of gender with other internal (semantics, syntax, prosody) and external (style, power, surreptitiousness, group composition) determinants. This volume is essential reading for those interested in language and gender and in how functionalism can be brought to bear in illuminating language structure and use.
520 _aWhat factors govern women's and men's use of syntactic alternatives? This is the central issue explored in the present volume, which provides the most comprehensive account so far of gender differences in syntax. By drawing on the theoretical frameworks of functional grammar (cf. Givón 1984, 1990), cognitive semantics and pragmatics, the book is able to show that the underlying characteristic of syntactic constructions that are sensitive to gender lies in their ability to encode epistemic meaning. Paying due attention to the closely intertwined relation between gender and a range of internal and external determinants, the present volume shows how apparently contradictory results in previous research can be reconciled. The internal and external factors investigated are: semantic type, position, intonation, pragmatic function - style, power, surreptitiousness, group composition. The Labovian 'Vanguard of Change' and 'Linguistic Conformity of Women' Principles (Labov 2001) are supplemented by an 'Epistemic Modality Principle' (stating that women are more prolific users of epistemic downtoners than men) and a 'Turn-Allocation Principle' (assessing that women use more completion signals than men in the negotiation of floor-apportionment). These principles are crucial in paving the ground for an explanation of gender differences in language. This volume is essential reading for those interested in language and gender and in how functionalism can be brought to bear in illuminating language structure and use.
530 _aIssued also in print.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xSex differences.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xSyntax
_xSex differences.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xSyntax.
650 0 _aLanguage and sex.
650 7 _aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
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856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9783110943375
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