The complex relationship between gender and language has been studied from a diversity of perspectives, which have explored both the historical control of women’s language by men and the evolving interactions between genders that shape contemporary language use. To date, however…
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This book conducts a cross-linguistic and cross-cultural study of 'women?s language' as it pertains to feminine beauty. It examines the ideological constructs of beauty and femininity in the cultures of Japan and Russia, as embodied through televised beauty ads, and relates them…
"A stimulating and timely contribution to the gender and language field! In this engaging work, Natalia Konstantinovskaia tackles the complex interrelations between beauty ideologies and womens agency in Russia and Japan."--Momoko Nakamura, Kanto Gakuin University, Japan This bo…