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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ayres-Bennett, Wendy, editor.

Sanson, Helena, editor.

Series:

Oxford linguistics.

Oxford linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistics--History.

Linguistics.

Women linguists--History.

Women linguists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (672 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Summary:

This volume offers an investigation into women's contribution to the description, analysis, and codification of languages across a wide range of linguistic and cultural traditions. The chapters explore a variety of spheres of activity, from the production of dictionaries and grammars to language teaching methods and language policy.

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.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2020.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0-19-181645-0

0-19-107112-9