Gender and Language in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Dedication page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Gender and language in sub-Saharan Africa: A valid epistemology? -- Africa: A special continent? -- Struggle and change -- African 'contexts', African 'topics'? -- This book -- References -- Part 1. Gender and linguistic description -- 1. Issues of language and gender in iweto marriage as practised by the Kamba in Kenya -- Introduction -- The study rationale -- Socio-cultural background -- Kenyan normative marriage: Socio-cultural practices -- Woman-to-woman marriages in Africa -- Woman-to-woman marriage in Kenya -- Iweto marriage among the Kamba -- The participants in the iweto marriage -- Gender and iweto -- Gender in naming conventions: Discourse surrounding iweto contextualised -- Kamba people's language use surrounding the institution of marriage -- Discourses and ideologies surrounding Kamba marriage and the iweto institution -- Sexism in Kamba: The issue of equivalents -- Construction of identities in the iweto marriage -- Gender implications of Kamba naming conventions -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- 2. Language, gender and age(ism) in Setswana -- Background -- This study: Conceptualization, data and methodology -- Preliminary quantitative findings -- Findings and discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Variation with gender in the tonal speech varieties of Kera (Chadic) -- Background: Tone in Kera -- Kera consonants -- This study -- Perception experiment -- Production experiment -- Final observations -- References -- Part 2. Public settings and gendered language use -- 4. Language, gender and social construction in a pre-school in Gaborone -- Introduction -- Background -- Methodology -- A critical approach to classroom discourse -- Definitions, data analysis and discussion.

Data analysis and discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5. Variation in address forms for Nigerian married and unmarried women in the workplace -- Introduction -- Background -- Address pattern in status-marked settings -- Methods -- General findings: The role of seniority -- Specific findings: Women and seniority -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Part 3. Mediated masculinities and femininities -- 6. A new South African man? Beer, masculinity and social change -- Introduction -- Carling Black Label: From cowboy to New Man -- Carling Black Label True Men TV commercial -- Discussion and conclusion: The New Man and social change -- References -- 7. The 'Tinto' image in contemporary Tswana songs: Masculinities in crisis? -- Introduction -- Tswana culture and song -- Gender in the context of Botswana -- Masculinity -- The data -- The bands -- Theoretical framework and data analysis -- Inferior masculinities: The semantic derogation of men in traditional songs -- The 'home-breaker discourse' and Tswana masculinities -- Dominant and dominated masculinities -- The dogs: Criminal masculinities in Tswana songs -- Constructing 'positive' masculinities? -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- 8. Language and gender in popular music in Botswana -- Introduction -- Theoretical perspective and literature review -- Data collection -- Analysis of the songs -- Infidelity, adultery and promiscuity -- Cowardice and treachery -- Fidelity in marriage -- Women's materialism and promiscuity -- Gender-based abuse/violence and women's resistance -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix: Song lyrics -- Part 4. Gendered struggles and change -- 9. Sex discourses and the construction of gender identity in Sesotho: A critical discourse analysis -- References -- 10. Student Pidgin: A masculine code encroached on by young women.

Structure and lexis of Student Pidgin -- Sociolinguistic aspects of SP -- The language situation in Ghana -- Women in Ghana -- Ghanaian Pidgin (GhaP) as a male code -- Student Pidgin (SP) as a male youth language -- Empirical studies of Student Pidgin -- Student Pidgin as a youth language -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- 11. Gendered linguistic choices among isiZulu-speaking women in contemporary South Africa -- Introduction -- Theoretical approach -- Methodology -- IsiHlonipho (language of respect) -- IsiTsotsi (language of street-wisdom) -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 12. Homophobic language and linguistic resistance in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa -- Introduction -- On the politics of naming: Why 'men who engage in same-sex relations'? -- Background -- Framework and methodology -- Findings -- Linguistic harassment -- Internalisation of homophobia and linguistic harassment -- Language as (limited) resist-stance -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- 13. "I cannot be blamed for my own assault": Ghanaian media discourses on the context of blame in Mz -- Introduction -- Background to the study -- Discourse(s), context and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) -- Methodology -- 'Real' vs. 'simple' sexual assault? -- Socio-cultural context -- Legal context -- The use of 'relevance' -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendix -- Part 5. Epilogue: African feminism? -- African feminism? -- Introduction -- Critiquing 'Western' feminism -- Shades of African feminism -- Contemporary theorisations of African feminism -- Sexuality and feminism in Africa -- Concluding thoughts -- References -- Gender, sexuality and language in African contexts: Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.