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Professor Deborah Cameron on Language and Gender

Biological differences - what research shows

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Professor Deborah Cameron discusses Language and Gender.

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Why study language and gender?

Folk beliefs about language and gender

Differences among men and among women

'Doing' gender - playing with social meaning

Gender differences - are they about gender?

The importance of identity

Biological differences - what research shows

Why are people so interested in linguistic differences between men and women?

The social consequences of linguistic stereotyping

Sexism in English - the 1970s and now

Reclaiming the negative

Future directions: where is the study of language and gender going?