Abstract
Abstract
Pragmatics plays a vital role in language and gender research because to adequately understand how gender is involved in the use and interpretation of linguistic expressions in real‐world contexts requires consideration of pragmatic matters, such as indexicality, performativity, stance, politeness, implicature, presupposition, and cultural norms. Conversely, gender is highly important to pragmatics research because considering gender's role enhances our understanding of these pragmatic matters. This entry offers an overview of language and gender research with a focus on the role of pragmatics in investigating: (a) the relationship between gender and ways of speaking and (b) representations of gender.