GENDER AND LINGUISTIC RIGHTS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECT

This pioneering book explores the intricate relationship between gender and linguistic rights, shedding light on how language access and gender identity intersect in powerful and often overlooked ways. Linguistic rights-the right to speak ones language, engage in social and cultural life, and receive information in a language one understands-are deeply entwined with the realities of migrant and deaf women, who often face systemic barriers rooted in both language and gender discrimination. The decade-long academic collaboration between two translation and interpreting women scholars from the Universities of Vigo and Istanbul, bestows a unique and practice-informed lens to the study of language, gender, and human rights. Their shared expertise in applied linguistics, intercultural communication, and gender studies has helped them collate interdisciplinary research contributions that reveal the strong impact of access to ones own language in diverse settings-from legal and technical discourse to literature, public services, and sign language interpreting, which is crucial for ensuring communication rights i.…