Grammar and Gender
Dennis E. Baron. Yale University Press, $24 (260pp) ISBN 978-0-300-03883-5
The author of Grammar and Good Taste here conducts a historical survey of the roots of sexism in the English language. PW stated that Baron ""makes a valuable contribution to the politics of linguistics by setting sexist language in a historical context.'' (September)
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Reviewed on: 09/10/1987
Genre: Nonfiction