Looking at girls in Corpora of English

2002109 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Janet Holmes · Victoria University of Wellington

Abstract

A recent, detailed analysis of the ways in which gender categories are constructed in spoken discourse indicates the continuing social relevance of the choice between girls and women (Stokoe 1998). In the present paper, we examine recent trends in the use of girls for adults in corpora of written English.

Topics & Keywords

Gender Studies in Language Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Multilingual Education and Policy

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality EducationGender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of English Linguistics

Volume 30, Issue 2, pp. 138-157

DOI: 10.1177/007242030002004

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