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Separate and unequal : judicial rhetoric and women's rights /
This book argues for a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the language of judges with respect to the issue of gender discrimination. Drawing its inspiration from Dell Hymes' socially constituted linguistics, the author examines the language of the judicial opinions of four U.S. Supreme...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA :
John Benjamins Pub.,
©2002.
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| Colección: | Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ;
v. 3. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book argues for a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the language of judges with respect to the issue of gender discrimination. Drawing its inspiration from Dell Hymes' socially constituted linguistics, the author examines the language of the judicial opinions of four U.S. Supreme Court cases addressing social and legal discrimination against women. Through a linguistic analysis that is informed by a Foucauldian and feminist perspective, this book addresses the complex issues of the power of judges and ideologies, the politics of language use, and feminist contributions to the sub. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 156 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-142) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027297686 9027297681 128216211X 9781282162112 |
| ISSN: | 1569-9463 ; |