1st Edition

Feminist Perspectives on Language

By Margaret Gibbon Copyright 1999
196 Pages
by Routledge

196 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

The Feminist Perspectives Series seeks to provide concise, accessible and engaging introductions to key feminist topics and debates. The texts in the series are designed to be used on a wide range of courses exploring feminist issues and are written by experienced teachers who are also well known in their respective fields. Each book in the series includes the most up-to-date statistics, research... Read more

1. Introduction
2. Analysing Language from a Feminist Perspective
3. Language, Thought and Reality: Feminist Perspectives
4. Gender in the English Language: an Exploration
5. Language in Use: Feminist Perspectives
6. Gender and Language use: the Evidence
7. The Dual Cultures Approach
8. Conclusions: Changing Language, Changing the World?
References, Glossary, Index

 

Biography

Margaret Gibbon