Anyone interested in the discursive construction of femininity in female friends' conversations?

[Mary Talbot]

Hello Kiran.

I recall a journal article by Jackie Guendouzi on this subject. Journal 
of pragmatics, I think.

all the best

mary

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On 6 Aug 2005, at 15:39, Kiran wrote:

> Hi everyone
>
> I am a new member to this list, indeed to the online dicussion list
> system, so please excuse me if I make any horrible faux pas!
>
> I am doing my MA (by full thesis) in Linguistics at Rhodes University,
> Grahamstown, South Africa. My thesis is provisionally entitled: "The
> Discursive Construction of the Ideal Female Body in the Conversation of
> Female Friends". So I'm interested in how one aspect of femininity,
> namely the ideal female body shape and size, is constructed in 
> conversation.
>
> Does anyone have a similar research interest? I'm looking to share and
> bounce ideas around on this topic.
>
> Thanks,
> Kiran Pienaar
>
> Department of English Language and Linguistics
> Rhodes University
> PO Box 94
> Grahamstown
> 6140
> South Africa
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