Language and Gender by Penelope Eckert & Sally McConnell-Ginet. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, xii+366 pp (original) (raw)

Eckert and McConnell-Ginet explore how language is intertwined with the social construction of gender, arguing that both language use and gender identity are dynamic and contextually defined. The authors support a feminist perspective that critiques the difference-dominance framework in favor of a nuanced understanding shaped by the discourse and performance turns in social studies. While the book serves as an accessible introduction to these concepts, it also addresses complex dynamics of communication and interaction, though it acknowledges limitations in its treatment of non-verbal discourse and the complexities of gender categorization in interaction.