Man Made Language - Softcover

Spender, Dale

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0863584012 ISBN 13: 9780863584015

Publisher: Rivers Oram Press/Pandora List, 1980

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rivers Oram Press/Pandora List
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863584012
• ISBN 13: 9780863584015
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 256