Double-Voicing at Work: Power, Gender and Linguistic Expertise

By Judith Baxter

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137348526
• ISBN13: 9781137348524
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"