The contributors to this collection offer an essential introduction to the ways in which feminist linguistics and critical discourse analysis have contributed to our understanding of gender and sex. By examining how these perspectives have been applied to these concepts, the contributors provide both a review of the literature, as well as an opportunity to follow the most recent debates in this area.

Introduction - Ruth Wodak Some Important Issues in the Research of Gender and DiscourseTheoretical Debates in Feminist Linguistics - Deborah Cameron Questions of Sex and GenderGender, Power and Practice, or Putting Your Money (and Your Research) Where Your Mouth Is - Victoria de FranciscoGender and Racism in Discourse - Nora R[um]athzelGender and Language in the Workplace - Shari Kendall and Deborah TannenIdeologies of Public and Private Language in Sociolinguistics - Bonnie McElhinnyGender, Discourse and Senior Education - David Corson Ligatures for Girls, Options for Boys?Difference Without Diversity - Suzanne Eggins and Rick Iedema Semantic Orientation and Ideology in Competing Women's Magazines`It's a Game!' - Alyson Simpson The Construction of Gendered SubjectivityTalking Power - Amy Sheldon Girls, Gender Enculturation and DiscourseWomen's Friendships, Women's Talk - Jennifer CoatesStorytelling in New Zealand - Janet Holmes Women's and Men's Talk