Women in the history of linguistics [electronic resource] / edited by Wendy Ayres-Bennett and Helena Sanson.

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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...

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Other Authors:	Ayres-Bennett, Wendy (Editor) Sanson, Helena (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Oxford linguistics.
Subjects:	Women linguists > History. Linguistics > History.
Online Access:	Oxford Scholarship Online (BTAA) Collection 2019-2021: 2021 (Oxford Academic) Oxford Scholarship Online 2021: 2021 (Oxford Academic) University Press Scholarship Online Complete Collection: 2021 (Oxford Academic) Oxford Scholarship Online: 2021 (Oxford Academic)
Format:	Electronic eBook

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.