Grammar and Gender

by Dennis Baron

Book Overview

A lively history of the sexual biases that exist in our language and a fascinating account of past and present efforts to correct these biases by reforming usage and vocabulary. "A valuable contribution to the politics of linguistics.... Fun to read."-- Publishers Weekly "That readers' awareness of their own opinions is sharpened constitutes one of the positive values of the book."--Charles Sleeth, Times Literary Supplement "Based on thorough and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300038836
• ISBN13: 9780300038835
• Release Date: September 1987
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"