Luck, Christiane,

Rewriting language : how literary texts can promote inclusive language use / Christiane Luck. - 1 online resource. - Comparative literature and culture . - Comparative literature and culture. .

This book is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Linguistics and literature -- Problematising the linguistic status quo - The Left Hand of Darkness and Häutungen -- Proposing linguistic neutrality - The Cook and the Carpenter and Woman on the Edge of Time -- Reversing the linguistic status quo - Egalias døtre -- 'It's good to make people realise ... double standards' - Evaluating the impact of literary texts thematising sex/gender and language -- Conclusions.


Electronic reproduction.
London :
UCL Press,
2020.
Available in PDF format.
Description based on contents viewed 10 March 2020.

9781787356696 9781787356689 9781787356672 9781787356702 9781787356719


Nonsexist language.
Language and languages--Sex differences.
Language and sex.