tailieunhanh - Language and gender studies: Past and current approaches and debates

This study looks at the different approaches in language and gender research since its emergence in the early 1970s. These approaches, namely the dominance, the difference and the postmodernist approach, are reviewed in a chronological order together with sample studies reflecting the tenets of each approach. | DISCUSSION LANGUAGE AND GENDER STUDIES: PAST AND CURRENT APPROACHES AND DEBATES Nguyen Thi Thu Ha* Faculty of Linguistics and Cultures of English-speaking Countries, VNU University of Languages and International Studies, Pham Van Dong, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Received 27 December 2016 Revised 06 November 2017; Accepted 24 November 2017 Abstract: This study looks at the different approaches in language and gender research since its emergence in the early 1970s. These approaches, namely the dominance, the difference and the postmodernist approach, are reviewed in a chronological order together with sample studies reflecting the tenets of each approach. A comparison across the approaches is also provided to offer profound understanding of the approaches. Current trends in language and gender studies are also highlighted to inform potential researchers in the field of the updated foci in literature. Keywords: language and gender, gender difference, gender dominance, post-structuralism, language and sexuality 1. Introduction Language and gender as a domain of linguistics emerged in the 1970s and has been growing vigourously up to now. Research in this domain has been influenced by both theories and approaches in linguistics as well as those in social studies and political movements such as feminism, gender study, philosophy, media studies and so on. Because studies in this domain are diverse in political and theoretical stance, a review of those studies is necessary to offer interested researchers a map of existing debates from which they can launch their own novice arguments. 2. Methodology This is a secondary research which aims to chronologically review studies in language and gender as a domain of linguistics.  * Tel.: 84-903266696 Email: hantt@ The methods of study include researching published sources such as books, monographs, journals and categorizing studies under different approaches. The study also tries to describe the main tenets and .