Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality

<p><em>Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality</em> leads students through the process of undertaking research in order to explore how gender and sexuality are represented and constructed through language. Drawing on international research, Sauntson incorporates a fluid understanding of genders and sexualities and includes research on a diverse range of identities.</p><p>This accessible guidebook offers an outline of the practical steps and ethical guidelines involved when gathering linguistic data for the purpose of investigating gender and sexuality. Each chapter contains up-to-date information and empirical case studies that relate to a range of topics within the field of language, gender and sexuality, as well as suggestions for how students could practically research the areas covered.</p><p>Student-friendly, this is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of English language, linguistics and gender studies.</p>