Man Made Language - Softcover

Dale Spender

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863584012 ISBN 13: 9780863584015

Publisher: Rivers Oram Press/Pandora List, 1998

Synopsis

A feminist study of language and its rules argues that men have shaped it in order to instill their own prejudices and viewpoints on society, and shows how male-slanted language affects all women's lives

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From the Back Cover:

One of the great classics of the women's movement, 'Man made language' opened our eyes to the myriad ways in which the rules and uses of language promote a male, and so inherently partial, view of the world.

Spender also argues that since language is crucial to human-ness, it is through the patriarchal language that much of women's subordination is structured and maintained.

Often imitated, never replaced, 'Man Made Language' has become a cornerstone of modern feminist thought.

'A clever, lively and entertaining book. I have to admit she has a point.'
PHILIP HOWARD, 'The Times'

Synopsis:

This edition of this feminist study of language offers clear analysis of the ways in which our language is "man-made", of all the subtle and not-so-subtle ways in which the masculine is asserted as the norm, while feminine experience is muted and pushed to the margins of life and language.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rivers Oram Press/Pandora List
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0863584012
• ISBN 13: 9780863584015
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272