Deborah Cameron: 13 books
by Deborah Cameron
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This collection of articles presents a selection of Deborah Cameron’s work on language, gender and sex in one single volume. Arranged thematically, this book covers major developments in Anglo-American feminist linguistics, and Cameron’s responses to these, spanning the last twenty years.
The...
More Heat Than Light?
Sex-difference Science and the Study of Language
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
In the Sedgewick lecture for 2012, Professor Deborah Cameron investigates the age-old question of whether men and women are different kinds of beings, both physically and intellectually. She begins by noting that in the 19th century that most writers saw men as being intellectually superior to women...
Feminism
A Brief Introduction to the Ideas, Debates, and Politics of the Movement
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
Beneath the nonstop cacophony of voices across social media, online forums, and news outlets lie the stubborn facts at the heart of the everyday struggles of women today: more than a third of single moms live in poverty; the United States sees more maternal deaths than anywhere else in the developed...
The Myth of Mars and Venus: Do men and women really speak different languages?
Do men and women really speak different languages?
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2007
Popular assumptions about gender and communication - famously summed up in the title of the massively influential 1992 bestseller Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus - can have unforeseen but far-reaching consequences in many spheres of life, from attitudes to the phenomenon of 'date-rape' to...
by Ivan Panovic, Deborah Cameron
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
"An outstanding introduction to discourse analysis of written language in an age that is more and more characterized by multilingual, digital, and generically hybrid texts. In an accessible style, Working with Written Discourse illustrates how these texts can be analyzed employing a wide variety...
by Deborah Cameron
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
In Verbal Hygiene, Deborah Cameron takes a serious look at popular attitudes towards language and examines the practices by which people attempt to regulate its use. Instead of dismissing the practice of ‘verbal hygiene’, as a misguided and pernicious exercise, she argues that popular discourse...
by Deborah Cameron
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2007
The Teacher's Guide to Grammar is unique in focusing directly on the aspects of grammar that teachers need to know. Assuming little or no formal linguistic education, this concise and accessible book provides the necessary background knowledge required in the classroom context. There are detailed chapters...
The Words Between the Spaces
Buildings and Language
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Using language - speaking and understanding it - is a defining ability of human beings, woven into all human activity. It is therefore inevitable that it should be deeply implicated in the design, production and use of buildings. Building legislation, design guides, competition and other briefs, architectural...
by Professor Deborah Cameron
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2001
Working with Spoken Discourse provides a comprehensive account of the expanding multidisciplinary field of discourse analysis. Combining theory and practice it covers a wide range of material in a lively and accessible style. It discusses current approaches, concepts and debates in the field of spoken...
Gender, Power and Political Speech
Women and Language in the 2015 UK General Election
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Gender, Power and Political Speech explores the influence of gender on political speech by analyzing the performances of three female party leaders who took part in televised debates during the 2015 UK General Election campaign. The analysis considers similarities and differences between the women...
Researching Language
Issues of Power and Method
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2018
Originally published in 1992. This book discusses the possibilities of developing the research process in social science so that it benefits the subjects as well as the researcher. The authors distinguish between ‘ethical’, ‘advocate’ and ‘empowering’ approaches to the relationship between...
Transitional Ministry Today
Successful Strategies for Churches and Pastors
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Transitional ministry can be tremendously helpful for congregations in times of change, and yet, to be successful today transitional ministers and churches need to take into account the major changes in the religious landscape. From the decline of mainline churches to the rise of those who don’t...
Business Research Methods
A Practical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2009
Organizations need research, and managers have to be able to commission, judge and use others' research as well as conduct research themselves to inform business decisions. Business Research Methods helps you understand the challenges of carrying out worthwhile research into significant issues and...