{"product_id":"grammar-and-gender-dennis-e-baron-9780300038835","title":"Grammar and Gender","description":"A lively history of the sexual biases that exist in our language and a fascinating account of past and present efforts to correct these biases by reforming usage and vocabulary. \u003cbr\u003e \"A valuable contribution to the politics of linguistics.... Fun to read.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"That readers' awareness of their own opinions is sharpened constitutes one of the positive values of the book.\"--Charles Sleeth, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Based on thorough and sound scholarship, this work should have wide appeal in the academic community.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"What we learn from Baron's insights into our words' past meanings can help us make them say what we want them to for the future.\"--Beryl Lieff Benderly, \u003ci\u003e Psychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"Chock full of good research on the subject that continues to be vital to all human beings. Baron's historical treatment gives depth and perspective to readers who are interested in a dignified approach to male\/female communicative interactions.\"--Mary Ritchie Key, University of California, Irvine\u003cbr\u003e \"There are a great many books on the subject of male-female language differences but none is based on such sound historical scholarship. \u003ci\u003eGrammar and Gender \u003c\/i\u003ewill become a major source for other treatments of sexist language.\"--Richard W. Bailey, University of Michigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis E. Baron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300038836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300038835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.51w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/1987","brand":"Dennis E. Baron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057297453311,"sku":"9780300038835","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_daf3844e-f173-4317-8cca-d561ae0b5f6d.jpg?v=1685046161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grammar-and-gender-dennis-e-baron-9780300038835","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}