LIGN 174 (SOCB 118A) – Gender and Language in Society

Spring Quarter 2004

Tu & Thu, 2:00-3:20 p.m. HSS 1330
 

Instructor: Amalia Arvaniti

TA: Anya Luke-Killam

Reader: Neal Peters

 

 

Class schedule

This schedule is subject to (small) changes, depending on class progress and interests

 

 

Tuesday

Thursday

Week 1
3/30 & 4/1

General information about the course: aims and scope. Practical details.

NO CLASS

Week 2
4/6 & 4/8

Differences between sex and gender. How we learn to be gendered.

 

How the distinction between genders is maintained in society.

Reading: E&McC-G, ch. 1

Week 3
4/13 & 4/15

Basic concepts of language structure. How is language affected by social structure.

Review of the most widespread stereotypes about the language of men and women and how they emerged.

Reading: E&McC-G, ch. 2

Week 4
4/20 & 4/22

Gender and discourse: gossip, arguing and speech events.

 

Gender and discourse: characteristics of same-gender and mixed-gender conversations.

Reading: E&McC-G, ch. 3

ON-LINE QUIZZ I

Week 5
4/27 & 4/29

Speech acts: what we can do using words.

 

Politeness and gender

Reading: E&McC-G, ch. 4

LAST DAY FOR QI COMPLETION

Week 6
5/4 & 5/6

What men and women show about identity when using language (I)

 

IN CLASS MID-TERM

Week 7
5/11 & 5/13

What men and women show about identity when using language (II)

Reading: E&McC-G, ch. 5

Implications, presuppositions and how they support the social position of genders.

Week 8
5/18 & 5/20

The use of metaphor in maintaining gender roles.

Reading: E&McC-G, ch. 6

The use of concepts and categories in discourse.

ON-LINE QUIZZ II

Week 9
5/25 & 5/27

Categories and the construction of gender in discourse.

Reading: E&McC-G, ch. 7

Gender and language ideologies.

LAST DAY FOR QII COMPLETION

Week 10
6/1 & 6/3

Gender and the use of linguistic variables. 

Reading: E&McC-G, ch. 8

Gender and language styles.

Reading: E&McC-G, ch. 9

Review

Exam Week

 JUNE, 10: FINAL ESSAYS ARE DUE BACK

 

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