... the integration and assimilation of different types of talk, recognising that women and men use language differently. Research limitations/implications The speaking dimension of communication is very rich and can be understood at many different levels. Thus, by virtue of the nature of this undertaking along...

...Maria Stubbe In chapter 6, Weatherall turns to a consideration of the relationships between language, discourse and gender identity, an issue which cuts across the different theoretical approaches discussed up to this point in the book. This chapter provides a useful overview of traditional...

... part, mean age = 37.97: 48 males, mean age = 38.77, and 24 females, mean age = 36.44. All but one of the subjects described their ethnic origin as white (UK and Northern Ireland), the remaining subject was classified as other white (European). All subjects stated that English was their first language...