{"product_id":"grammar-and-gender-9780300038835","title":"Grammar and Gender","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dennis Baron\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Linguistics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lively history of the sexual biases that exist in our language and a fascinating account of past and present efforts to correct these biases by reforming usage and vocabulary. \u003cbr\u003e \"A valuable contribution to the politics of linguistics.... Fun to read.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"That readers' awareness of their own opinions is sharpened constitutes one of the positive values of the book.\"--Charles Sleeth, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Based on thorough and sound scholarship, this work should have wide appeal in the academic community.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"What we learn from Baron's insights into our words' past meanings can help us make them say what we want them to for the future.\"--Beryl Lieff Benderly, \u003ci\u003e Psychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Chock full of good research on the subject that continues to be vital to all human beings. Baron's historical treatment gives depth and perspective to readers who are interested in a dignified approach to male\/female communicative interactions.\"--Mary Ritchie Key, University of California, Irvine\u003cbr\u003e \"There are a great many books on the subject of male-female language differences but none is based on such sound historical scholarship. \u003ci\u003eGrammar and Gender \u003c\/i\u003ewill become a major source for other treatments of sexist language.\"--Richard W. Bailey, University of Michigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46893961543831,"sku":"9780300038835","price":3460.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780300038835.webp?v=1770320294","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/grammar-and-gender-9780300038835","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}