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Subject(s)

• Linguistics—United States—History—20th century [Browse]
• Women linguists—United States—Biography [Browse]

Series

Routledge studies in the history of linguistics. [More in this series]

Summary note

Rather than the standard American story of an increasingly triumphant march of scientific inquiry towards structural phonology, Women, Language and Linguistics reveals linguistics where its purpose was communication; the appeal of languages lay in their diversity; and the authority of language lay in its speakers and writers. Julia S Falk explores the vital part which women have played in preserving a linguistics based on the reality and experience of language; this book finally brings to light a neglected perspective for those working in linguistics and the history of linguistics.

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Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-290) and index.

Language note

English

Contents

• Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Turning points; Women Foundation Members of the Linguistic Society of America; Participation obstacles and exclusion; Three stories; Alice Vanderbilt Morris; A Vanderbilt woman; Founding of IALA; Auxiliary languages: a brief history; The academy; IALA's research programs; Alice Vanderbilt Morris and Edward Sapir; Conflicts and changes; The final product; Money and connections; Conclusions; Gladys Amanda Reichard; Traditions; Elsie Clews Parsons: scientist, benefactor, institution
• Preparation for the fieldLanguage; a living, cultural phenomenon; The Hogan School; Nature of language and goals of linguistics; Territoriality; Relationships; Reputation; E.Adelaide Hahn; A life without boundaries; Friends and colleagues; Adelaide Hahn and the Linguistic Society of America; Language and linguistics at Hunter College; Philology and linguistics; Vergil, Horace, and Winston Churchill; Ancient and classical languages; Problems of method; Not forgotten; Epilogue; Notes; References; Index

ISBN

• 1-134-78620-4
• 1-134-78621-2
• 1-280-32454-6
• 0-203-21264-9

OCLC

• 437078012
• 50599359

Doi

• 10.4324/9780203212646

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