The actuation problem asks why a linguistic change occurs in a particular language at a
particular time and space. Responses to this problem are multifaceted. This review …

The structural focus of linguistics has led to a static and modular treatment of meaning.
Viewing language as practice allows us to transcend the boundaries of subdisciplines that …

Research on language and gender encompasses a variety of methods and focuses on
many aspects of linguistic structure. This review traces the historical development of the …

In this paper, I argue for the need to integrate intersectionality theory more fully in language,
gender, and sexuality research. I outline the basic principles of what an intersectional …

The voice is a highly salient cue in the perception of gender and an important analytic factor
in both phonetic and sociophonetic analysis. Although we have a wealth of knowledge …

Despite the importance of gender differences in the voice, sociolinguists have not paid
sufficient attention to the sociolinguistic processes through which phonetic resources are …

This chapter sketches out trans linguistics as an emerging framework for research on
language in populations defined by their deviation from gender norms. Although queer …

I present the extreme proposal that change spreads by virtue of its role in a system of social
meaning. And since individuals cannot construct meaning on their own, they can play no …

This article explores the roles that language and the body play in the iconization of cross-
modal personae (see Agha 2003, 2004). Focusing on a community of radical drag queens in …

The study of iconic properties of language has been marginalized in linguistics, with the
assumption that iconicity, linked with expressivity, is external to the grammar. Yet iconicity …