by Jane Mills · Virago · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781853812743
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«Womanwords» is Jane Mills's dictionary of the language used to refer to women, published by Virago in paperback in 1991 (320 pages, in English).
It traces the origin and evolution of more than 300 English words used to name women, many with derogatory or objectifying connotations. Jane Mills shows, with entries such as 'hysteria' or 'crumpet', how their meanings have changed and how language has perpetuated prejudice, fear and hostility towards women.
The book was published on March 7, 1991 and its subtitle is «A Vocabulary of Culture and Patriarchal Society».
A work of interest to scholars of language, sociolinguistics and gender studies.
