Women in the history of linguistics / edited by Wendy Ayres-Bennett and Helena Sanson.
Women in the History of Linguistics is a ground-breaking investigation into women's contribution to the description, analysis, and codification of languages across a wide range of different linguistic and cultural traditions. Notably, the volume looks beyond Europe to Africa, Australia, Asia, and No...
Uniform Title: | Oxford linguistics.
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Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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Edition: | First edition. |
Series: | Oxford linguistics.
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Physical Description: | viii, 648 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Women in the history of Linguistics: Distant and neglected voices / Wendy Ayres-Bennett and Helena Sanson
- 1. Visible and invisible women in ancient linguistic culture / Anneli Luhtala
- 2. Women and language codification in Italy: Marginalized voices, forgotten contributions / Helena Sanson
- 3. Women as authors, audience, and authorities in the French tradition / Wendy Ayres-Bennett
- 4. The contribution of women to the Spanish linguistic tradition: Four centuries of surviving words / María Luisa Calero Vaquera
- 5. The female contribution to language studies in Portugal / Sónia Coelho, Susana Fontes, and Rolf Kemmler
- 6. Women and the elaboration of a Russian language norm / Sylvie Archaimbault
- 7. Women in the history of German language studies: 'That subtle influence for which women are best suited'? / Nicola McLelland
- 8. The extraordinary and changing role of women in Dutch language history / Marijke van der Wal and Jan Noordegraaf
- 9. Obstacles and opportunities for women linguists in Scandinavia / Tove Bull, Toril Swan, and Carol Henriksen
- 10. British women's roles in the standardization and study of English / Carol Percy
- 11. The female quest for the Celtic tongues of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales / Bernhard Maier
- 12. Early American women's participation in language scholarship / Margaret Thomas
- 13. Women's contributions to early American Indian linguistics / Raina Heaton, Eve Okura Koller, and Lyle Campbell
- 14. Language studies by women in Australia: 'A well-stored sewing basket' / Jane Simpson
- 15. The history of the regulation and exploitation of women's speech and writing in Japan / Momoko Nakamura
- 16. Women and language in Imperial China: 'Womenly words' / Mariarosaria Gianninoto
- 17. Women and language in the Early Indian Tradition / Laurie L. Patton
- 18. Women and the codification and stabilization of the Arabic language / Fatima Sadiqi
- 19. European women and the description and teaching of African languages / Helma Pasch.