Linguistic representations of women in Old English prose : a corpus-based phraseological study /
"This Element traces the origins and earliest manifestations of gender bias in the English language. The analysis is based on a corpus of Old English prose texts, written between the ninth and eleventh centuries. The results are interpreted in the historical, cultural and literary context of An...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2025.
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| Series: | Cambridge elements. Elements in language, gender and sexuality.
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| Summary: | "This Element traces the origins and earliest manifestations of gender bias in the English language. The analysis is based on a corpus of Old English prose texts, written between the ninth and eleventh centuries. The results are interpreted in the historical, cultural and literary context of Anglo-Saxon England and early medieval Europe. The investigation shows a significant difference in the way women and men are presented in Old English texts, with the former clearly associated with family life, portrayed in the context of their physical appearance, marriage and childbearing, rarely involved in meaningful activities and presented as possessions of their male relatives. Situating the linguistic representations of women in the context of Christianity, the Element demonstates that late Old English can be seen as a vehicle of language bias that will establish male domination for centuries to come.--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 97 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-97). |
| ISBN: | 1009625764 9781009625760 1009625802 9781009625807 |
| ISSN: | 2634-8772 |