This reissue will include a new foreword and an afterword which will address the original need for the book and developments which have occurred since publishing the book.
Why has language been such a central issue in 20th-century feminist politics? This work serves as both a guide to the major debates and directions in current feminist thinking about language and a digest of the history of 20th-century feminist ideas about language.
In this vitally important and engaging text, leading feminist linguist, Deborah Cameron, explores the role of language and discourse in perpetuating sexism and misogyny in the twenty-first century.