Gender voices

By Joan Swann and David Graddol

Book Overview

Does the language we speak create and sustain a sexist culture? This controversial and exciting proposal has fascinated feminists, psychologists and linguists alike for well over a decade. The authors of Gender Voices explore in a clear and comprehensive manner the idea that language shapes individual lives--that through our speech we all help recreate gender divisions in society.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631137335
• ISBN13: 9780631137337
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: B. Blackwell
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.