Women, Language and Linguistics Three American Stories from the First Half of the Twentieth Century |
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| Author:
| Falk, Julia S. |
| Series title: | Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-13315-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1999 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $210.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the vital part which women have played in preserving a linguistics based on the reality and experience of language; bringing to light a much neglected perspective for those working in linguistics.Rather than the standard American story of an increasingly triumphant march of scientific inquiry towards structural phonology, Women, Language and Linguistics reveals linguistics where its purpose was communication; the appeal of languages lay in their diversity; and the...
More DescriptionThis book explores the vital part which women have played in preserving a linguistics based on the reality and experience of language; bringing to light a much neglected perspective for those working in linguistics.Rather than the standard American story of an increasingly triumphant march of scientific inquiry towards structural phonology, Women, Language and Linguistics reveals linguistics where its purpose was communication; the appeal of languages lay in their diversity; and the authority of language lay in its speakers and writers. Julia S Falk explores the vital part which women have played in preserving a linguistics based on the reality and experience of language; this book finally brings to light a neglected perspective for those working in linguistics and the history of linguistics.