Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Overt sexism; 3. Language reform; 4. `Political correctness'; 5. Indirect sexism; 6. Conclusions.

Promotional Information

A fresh and critical discussion of sexism in language.

About the Author

Sara Mills is a Research Professor in Linguistics in the English Department at Sheffield Hallam University. Her recent publications include Gender and Colonial Space (2004) and Gender and Politeness (Cambridge, 2003).

Reviews

'… very useful as a discussion and evaluation of the past and present work on linguistic sexism in English, anti-sexist reform and its public reception.' Journal of Sociolinguistics