ENG527 Handouts

Table of Contents

Lesson No.

Lesson Title · Topics · Pg. No. SOCIOLINGUISTIC BACKGROUND-I

Introduction to the Course Central Concepts Gender & Sociolinguistics Linguistics & Feminism Women’s Language Different Speech Styles Women’s Style of Interaction Physical and Linguistic Violence Class and Gender Inequality Women of Color

SOCIOLINGUISTIC BACKGROUND-II

Implications of Different Views

Implications: Sex Stereotypes

Implications: Male Domination in Decision Making

GENDER AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Introduction Gender as Personae Gender and Community of Practice Gender as Organizer of Social Institutions Is Gender Always Relevant to Language?

SOCIALIZING WITH CULTURAL GENDER

Constructing Natural Gender Deconstructing Natural Gender Reconstructing Natural Gender Asymmetric View of Gender Asymmetry in Dressing Asymmetry in Names & Public Behavior

GENDER CONSTRUCTION & GENDER ORDER

Gender Reconstruction Via Peer Cultures From Peer Cultures to Social Markets Developing Desire Gender as learning Gender and Other Social Categories Principles of Gender

THE GENDER ORDER AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION

The Gender order Convention & Ideology Features of Conventions/Customs Gender Ideology Essentialism Functionalism Division of Labor Gender Discourses Ideology and Power Ideology, Power, & Hegemony

CATEGORY-INTERNAL GENDER VARIATIONS

Masculinities & Femininities Why Generalizations? Gender practice Communities of Practice Looking Gender locally

GENDER CONSTRUCTION & COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Features of Community of Practice Choice of Community of Practice Constructing Meaning, Constructing Selves Constructing Selves in C-o-Ps Reinforcing Selves in Language Choices

ORGANIZING TALK -I

Access to Situation & Events Ways of Accessing Speech Events Access to Informal Networks Speech Activities Gendering Gossip Gendering Arguing

ORGANIZING TALK -II

Speech Events Conversation Frames Genres Conversational Structure Conversational styles Conversation Analysis

CONVERSATION ANALYSIS

How conversation Proceeds?

CA & Miscommunication Theory Preferred Sequences CA and Gender Feminist Conversation analysis

MAKING SOCIAL MOVES (TALK AS MOVES)

Speech act Theory Speech Act Theory & Gendering Gender & Politeness Politeness, Speech acts, & Gender Feminist Pragmatics

POSITIONING IDEAS AND SUBJECTS (POSITION W.R.T WHO SAYS HOW?)

Women’s Language & Gendered Positioning Gendered Discourse Positions Role of Grammar in Discourse Position Women’s Language & Multi-functionality Up-Talk & Language of the Weak/Women Strong Language

LINGUISTIC POLITENESS AND GENDERED DISCOURSES

Linguistic Politeness Impoliteness Discursive meaning & Gender Pre-Supposing…Gender Schemas & Ideology

SAYING AND IMPLYING

Assigning Roles Assigning Responsibility Making Metaphors Gendering Metaphor Gricean Pragmatics Gender & Conventional Meaning

GRICEAN PRAGMATICS

Gricean Pragmatics & Gendering in Language Use

Access to Speaker Meaning Developing Critical Thinking by Gricean Maxims Avoiding Manipulation through Cooperation Maxim Does Textual Analysis Always Need Cooperation Maxims?

WORKING THE MARKET: USE OF VARIETIES

Sociolinguistic Variation Change in Linguistic Identity The Standard-Vernaculars Tension Stereotyping Linguistic Varieties Gender, Language Variety & Job Language in the Globalized World: Example of China Impact of Globalized Economy on Gender & Work

GENDER IN SPOKEN DISCOURSE-I

Gender & Bilingualism Familiarization of Service Industry…Gender Imbalance Gender & Discourse Workplace Discourse: Gendered or Not? Feminine Workplace Masculine Workplace Gender & Authority at Work place & Family

GENDER IN SPOKEN DISCOURSE-II

Construction of Gender in Adolescence Gender & Adolescent Language Construction of adolescence at School Hetero-Sociability Adolescent Verbal Culture & Media Policing Adolescent Language

SOCIO PHONOLOGY OF THE MALE LANGUAGE

Socio-Phonetics & Socio-Phonology Intonation & Culture What is Intonation? Intonation & Grammar Intonation & Gender Factors behind Intonation Variation Natural Base of Intonation