Pronoun Envy: Literary Uses of Linguistic Gender

by Anna Livia

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Controversy over gendered pronouns, for example using the generic "he," has been a staple of feminist arguments about patriarchal language over the last 30 years, and is certainly the most contested political issue in Western feminist linguistics. Most accounts do not extend beyond policy issues like the official institution of non-sexist language. In this volume, Anna Livia reveals continuities both before and after the sexist language refore movement...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195138538

ISBN13:9780195138535

Release Date:November 2000

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Education & Reference Foreign Language Study & Reference Gender Studies Humanities Language Arts Linguistics Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Women's Studies

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