Double-voicing at Work

Power, Gender and Linguistic Expertise

• Author(s): J. Baxter,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 120
• ISBN_10: 1137348534
  ISBN_13: 9781137348531
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Public Relations , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Pragmatics , Business & Economics / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics ,

Description:... This book reveals how 'double-voicing' is an inherent and routine part of spoken interactions within institutional contexts. Baxter's research shows that women use double-voicing more than men as a means of gaining acceptance and approval in the workplace. Double-voicing thus involves an interplay between power, gender and linguistic expertise.