Rewriting Language: How Literary Texts Can Promote Inclusive Language Use

Christiane Luck

ISBN 10: 178735668X / ISBN 13: 9781787356689

Published by UCL Press, 2020

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2020. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rewriting Language: How Literary Texts Can Promote Inclusive Language Use
• Publisher: UCL Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178735668X
• ISBN 13: 9781787356689
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Extensively studied and heavily debated, inclusive language is a hot topic. Despite decades of research and scholarship, findings on its importance slip into neglect. How do we convince speakers of the importance of inclusive language? Christiane Luck’s Rewriting Language provides one possible answer: read fiction.
 
By engaging readers with the issue, novels spread awareness and promote linguistic change. Novels have the power to paint the problems presented with accessibility and spark change. Analyzing five iconic literary texts, including Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness, Verena Stefan’s Häutungen, Marge Piercy’s Woman on the Edge of Time, and June Arnold’s The Cook and the Carpenter, Luck dives into the possibilities and challenges of linguistic neutrality. Rewriting Language illustrates the link between language and imagination. As Luck concludes, novels are valuable tools to embolden inclusive language use.
 

About the Author

Christiane Luck is an interdisciplinary scholar who combines literary and social research methods to investigate the impact of literature on readers’ perceptions.