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Deborah Cameron

In: Gender and Discourse

Chapter 1: Theoretical Debates in Feminist Linguistics: Questions of Sex and Gender

Edited by: Ruth Wodak

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446250204.n2

Subject: Sociology of Gender, Gender Communication

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Cameron, D. (1997). Theoretical debates in feminist linguistics: questions of sex and gender. In R. Wodak (Ed.), Gender and discourse (pp. 21-36). London: SAGE Publications Ltd doi: 10.4135/9781446250204.n2

Cameron, Deborah. "Theoretical Debates in Feminist Linguistics: Questions of Sex and Gender." In Gender and Discourse, edited by Ruth Wodak, 21-36. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 1997. doi: 10.4135/9781446250204.n2.

Cameron, D 1997, 'Theoretical debates in feminist linguistics: questions of sex and gender', in Wodak, R (ed.), Gender and discourse, SAGE Publications Ltd, London, pp. 21-36, viewed 11 December 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781446250204.n2.

Cameron, Deborah. "Theoretical Debates in Feminist Linguistics: Questions of Sex and Gender." Gender and Discourse. Ed. Ruth Wodak. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 1997. 21-36. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 11 Dec. 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781446250204.n2.

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Theoretical Debates in Feminist Linguistics: Questions of Sex and Gender
Theoretical debates in feminist linguistics: Questions of sex and gender
DeborahCameron

The theoretical debates which I will examine are debates about sex/gender, its relationship to language and language use, and the implications of that relationship. All these are matters on which feminist scholars disagree - an important point to make, because outsiders often see feminist scholarship as a homogeneous category, defined by assumptions which all feminists must share. In fact, feminist scholarship encompasses diverse views, and not infrequently conflicting ones.

For the purposes of this discussion, ‘feminist linguistics' will be taken to mean something different from the study of language and gender per se. In practice the two overlap significantly - most contemporary language and gender research is ...

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