This new edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded to take account of new developments in feminist debates about language.
Cameron debunks the myths about language and the sexes propagated in recent popular writing by drawing on more than 30 years... Læs mere
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.
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.