Janet Holmes

Janet Holmes is Professor of Linguistics, Victoria University of Wellington. Her many publications include `An Introduction to Sociolinguistics' (2nd edition 2001), `Women, Men and Politeness' (1995) and an edited book 'Gendered Speech in Social Context' (Victoria University Press, 2000). Maria Stubbe is Research Fellow in Linguistics, Victoria University of Wellington. She has published articles in the areas of language and gender, New Zealand English and workplace discourse.