Women, language, and linguistics : three American stories from the first half of the twentieth century / / Julia S. Falk

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451008303321
• Autore: Falk Julia S.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999
• ISBN: 1-134-78621-2; 1-280-32454-6; 0-203-21264-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in the history of linguistics
• Disciplina: 410/.82/092273; B
• Soggetti: Linguistics - United States - History - 20th century; Women linguists - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-290) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Turning points; Women Foundation Members of the Linguistic Society of America; Participation obstacles and exclusion; Three stories; Alice Vanderbilt Morris; A Vanderbilt woman; Founding of IALA; Auxiliary languages: a brief history; The academy; IALA's research programs; Alice Vanderbilt Morris and Edward Sapir; Conflicts and changes; The final product; Money and connections; Conclusions; Gladys Amanda Reichard; Traditions; Elsie Clews Parsons: scientist, benefactor, institution; Preparation for the fieldLanguage; a living, cultural phenomenon; The Hogan School; Nature of language and goals of linguistics; Territoriality; Relationships; Reputation; E.Adelaide Hahn; A life without boundaries; Friends and colleagues; Adelaide Hahn and the Linguistic Society of America; Language and linguistics at Hunter College; Philology and linguistics; Vergil, Horace, and Winston Churchill; Ancient and classical languages; Problems of method; Not forgotten; Epilogue; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Rather than the standard American story of an increasingly triumphant ; march of scientific inquiry towards structural phonology, Women, Language and Linguistics reveals linguistics where its purpose was communication; the appeal of languages lay in their diversity; and the authority of language lay in its speakers and writers. Julia S Falk explores the vital part which women have played in preserving a linguistics based on the reality and experience of language; this book finally brings to light a neglected perspective for those working in linguistics and the history of linguistics.