'Japanese Language, Gender and Ideology' brings together studies that substantially advance our understanding of the relationship between Japanese language and gender, with particular focus on examining local linguistic practices in relation to dominant ideologies. Topics studies include gender and politeness and more. Note on Naming xi Contributors xiii Introduction 3(20) Shigeko Okamoto Janet S. Shibamoto Smith PART I HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS Cultural Ideologies in Japanese Language and Gender Studies: A Theoretical Review 23(15) Sumiyuki Yukawa Masami Saito Ideology in Linguistic Practice and Analysis: Gender and Politeness in Japanese Revisited 38(19) Shigeko Okamoto Gender, Language, and Modernity: Toward an Effective History of ``Japanese Women's Language'' 57(19) Miyako Inoue ``Japanese Female Speech'' and Language Policy in the World War II Era 76(16) Rumi Washi Shifting Speakers: Negotiating Reference in Relation to Sexuality and Gender 92(21) Wim Lunsing Claire Maree PART II LINGUISTIC IDEOLOGIES AND CULTURAL MODELS Language and Gender in the (Hetero)Romance: ``Reading'' the Ideal Hero/ine through Lovers' Dialogue in Japanese Romance Fiction 113(18) Janet S. Shibamoto Smith ``Let's Dress a Little Girlishly!'' or ``Conquer Short Pants!'' Constructing Gendered Communities in Fashion Magazines for Young People 131(17) Momoko Nakamura You Are Doing Burikko! Censoring/Scrutinizing Artificers of Cute Femininity in Japanese 148(18) Laura Miller Women and Words: The Status of Sexist Language in Japan as Seen through Contemporary Dictionary Definitions and Media Discourse 166(21) Orie Endo Janet S. Shibamoto Smith PART III REAL LANGUAGE, REAL PEOPLE Farm Women's Professional Discourse in Ibaraki 187(18) Yukako Sunaoshi Lesbian Bar Talk in Shinjuku, Tokyo 205(17) Hideko Abe Prosody and Gender in Workplace Interaction: Exploring Constraints and Resources in the Use of Japanese 222(18) Yumiko Ohara Alternative Femininity: Personae of Middle-aged Mothers 240(16) Yoshiko Matsumoto Japanese Junior High School Girls' and Boys' First-Person Pronoun Use and Their Social World 256(19) Ayumi Miyazaki Japanese Men's Linguistic Stereotypes and Realities: Conversations from the Kansai and Kanto Regions 275(16) Cindi Sturtz Sreetharan Index 291