inquiry about flirtatious language

[Scott F. Kiesling]

Hi Mary-

I've had students ask about this in my language and gender classes several 
times, and I've never had a really good answer, since I don't think anyone 
has really investigated this.

BUT, in my paper in JLA 2001 No. 2 ("Now I Gotta Watch...") there is some
of just this kind of banter between Pete and Jen. I wish i had analyzed
the flirting aspect more, but these data might allow Sonke to start
thinking about how to approach it.

If Sonke has questions about the conversation she can email me directly.

SFK


On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 at 9:39am, the following was brought forth by Mary Bucholtz:

> Does anyone have suggestions for this student? Please email me directly and 
> I'll pass on the information to her.
> 
> Thanks very much,
> 
> Mary
> ------------------------------------------------
> 
> I am a student from Germany who studies Anglistics. Within a linguistic
> course I want to go deeper into the field of language and flirtation. Is
> there any material about how males tease (in a friendly way) women in order
> to flirt with them (they enjoy the teasing and complain but insinuating that
> they should go on). I want to analyse an (informal) mixed-gender
> conversation. A theoretical background would be a great support for me.
> Thank you very much for your efforts!!!
> 
> kind regards
> 
> Sönke Bussenius
> 
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