Review of Gendered Talk at Work:Constructing Gender Identity Through Workplace Discourse

Gendered Talk at Work: Constructing Gender Identity Through Workplace Discourse , published in 2006 by Blackwell Publishing, is an eminent monograph in the study of sociolinguistics. This paper begins by offering a general introduction to the book, goes on to conduct a detailed chapter-by-chapter review and then ends by stressing its three merits and demerits, namely: On the one hand, this book successfully connects theory with empirical research; It has largely avoided drawing simplistic conclusions; It has wide social implications. However, on the other, this monograph is not immune to gender bias and its conclusions are limited to a certain social sphere.