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Women, Language and Linguistics : Three American Stories from the First Half of the Twentieth.
This book explores the vital part which women have played in preserving a linguistics based on the reality and experience of language; bringing to light a much neglected perspective for those working in linguistics.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Routledge,
1999.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in the history of linguistics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.