Women and Language in Transition

Women and Language in Transition
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 0887064868
ISBN-13 : 9780887064869
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Book Synopsis Women and Language in Transition by : Joyce Penfield

Download or read book Women and Language in Transition written by Joyce Penfield and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1987-08-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays deals with the interplay of language and social change, asking the question: How can language and society be made gender equal? The contributors examine the critical role of language in the lives of white women and women of color in the United States. Since language pervades many dimensions of women’s lives, this study takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the issues considered. The volume is divided into three sections. The first, “Liberating Language,” focuses on the active role women had in altering the extent of linguistic sexism in English during the 1970s. A second section, “Identity Creation,” deals with the alteration of that portion of language which serves to name women and their experiences. The final section, “Women of Color,” offers a rare and timely look at the particular problems confronted by minority women. It argues that women of color have different problems and different links to language than white middle-class women.


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