female athletes' language

[Janet Holmes]

Amy

One relevant reference  is 

 
Kuiper, Koenraad, 1991. Sporting formulae in New Zealand English; two models of male solidarity. In: J. Cheshire, ed. English around the World : Sociolinguistic Perspectives. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (in press).

Cheers

Janet Holmes

-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Camasi [mailto:lcamasi at UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU]
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 6:44 AM
To: FLING at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG
Subject: Re: female athletes' language
 


At 06:50 PM 11/4/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Can anyone suggest sources that discuss features of female (or male)
>athletes' use of language, including slang, and how words/phrases
>originating in the group become valorized/picked up by the group?
>
>Other sociolinguistic research that is related to this issue, if not
>specifically about athletes, can also be helpful.
>
>Thanks,
>Amy  Sheldon
>asheldon at umn.eduh