Language Variation and Change

Evaluate the explanations for the sociolinguistic gender pattern.
Cheshire, J. in Chambers, Trudgill & Schilling-Estes (2002) The Handbook of Language Variation and Change, ch.17

Chambers, J. (1995/2003/2009) Sociolinguistic Theory. Ch.3

Coates, J. (1996/2003) Women, Men and Language. ch.4

Fasold, R. (1990) The Sociolinguistics of Language. Ch.4

Wardhaugh, R. (2002) Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Ch.13

Trudgill, P. (2005) Sociolinguistics. Ch.4?