Language and Gender in the Military: Honorifics, Narrative, and Ideology in Air Force Talk
Powered By Xquantum

Language and Gender in the Military: Honorifics, Narrative, and I ...

Read
image Next

This is a limited free preview of this book. Please buy full access.


Honorifics and Politeness

53

Identifying Environments for “Ma’am” and “Sir”

57

Yes Ma’am, Yes Sir, No Ma’am, No Sir

60

Sentence-Initial Environments

75

Sentence-Final Environments

84

Constructed Dialogue

89

Summary

96

Chapter 4: Narrative and Genderingof Institutional Identity

99

The Study of Narrative

100

Narrative in Interaction

100

Narrative and Personal Identity

101

Narrative and Group Identity

102

Narrative and Institutional Identity

103

Institutional Narrative and Gender

106

Four Categories of Narrative

107

Narrative and Institutional Ideals

108

Narrative and Hierarchy

121

Narrative and Tradition

133

Personal Narrative in an Institutional Setting

148

Summary

157

Chapter 5: Ideology in Language Reflects Ideology in Institutions

159

Language and Ideology

159

Pervasive Backdrop: Job Exclusions

165

Parent-Child Dynamics in Hierarchical Ideology

170

Ideology in Practice—Nurturing the Forces

173

Gender as Style and Gender as Cover-up

190

Chapter 6: Results and Conclusions

193

Ma’am and Sir

194

Narrative

196