Language, culture, and gender
Abstract
The relationship between language and gender has been the focus of interest in a number of disciplines such as linguistics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, philosophy, and biology. Each discipline has explored a particular aspect pertaining to this topic: biology and psychology-based studies have explored the brains of males and females examining how language is processed and learned, sociology has looked into gender and socialization, anthropology has focused on how gender roles in different cultures are defined, while the perspective found in the field of linguistics has been on differences in language use of men and women.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Gender Studies in Language
Gender and Feminist Studies
Linguistic Variation and Morphology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 184–197
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter