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In a highly readable and lively text, the authors explore the way language mirrors our cultural assumptions, especially those concerned with gender distinctions. Focusing on contemporary issues, they draw on their knowledge of sociolinguistics and other languages to illustrate how sexism may be hidden by habits of language. In making the reader aware of these, they suggest options for change.
Language and the Sexes synthesizes a wide range of up-to-date information and research under several topics: naming, stereotypes of language behavior, the politics of conversation, forms of address, asymmetry in vocabulary, and possibilities of reform. The book concludes with suggested projects related to these topics, guidelines for non-discriminatory language use, and an extensive bibliography.
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About the Author
Director of the Linguistics Program at SUNY Albany, Francine Frank also teaches in the Women’s Studies Program. She has published widely on sexism and language. Frank Anshen teaches linguistics at SUNY, Stony Brook. He is author of Statistics and Language and founder of the New York State Council on Linguistics.
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- PublisherState Univ of New York Pr
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0873958810
- ISBN 13 9780873958813
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages130
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