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Table of Contents
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List of Figures |
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List of Tables |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Transcription Conventions |
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Chapter 1: Gatekeepers and Categories: Gender in Military Life |
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The American Military as a Context for Linguistic Study |
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The Military and Masculinity |
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Masculinity and Exclusion of Women, Gay Men, and Lesbians |
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Chapter 2:Linguistic Background |
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Language, Gender, and Power |
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Problem and Method |
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The Informants |
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Chapter 3:Gender and Language Intersect: Military Use of “Ma’am” and “Sir” |
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From Clean Slate to a Matter of Style: Using “Ma’am” and “Sir” |
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Language Socialization |
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Indexing Gender |
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“Ma’am” and “Sir”—Denotation and Connotation |