Linguistic representations of women in old english prose: a corpus-based phraseological study
Auteur :
Cichosz, Anna / Dobrogoszcz, Tomasz
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009625760
Date de publication :
5 févr. 2026
Poids :
167 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This Element traces the origins of gender bias in the English language. Situating the linguistic representations of women in the context of Christianity, it shows that late Old English can be seen as an instrument of language bias that will establish male domination. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.