Women Language and Linguistics: Three American Stories from the First Half of the Twentieth Century
Rather than the standard American story of an increasingly triumphant march of scientific inquiry towards structural phonology, Women, Language and Linguistics reveals linguistics where its purpose was communication; the appeal of languages lay in their diversity; and the authority of language lay in its speakers and writers. Julia S Falk explores the vital part which women have played in preserving a linguistics based on the reality and experience of language; this book finally brings to...
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Rather than the standard American story of an increasingly triumphant march of scientific inquiry towards structural phonology, Women, Language and Linguistics reveals linguistics where its purpose was communication; the appeal of languages lay in their diversity; and the authority of language lay in its speakers and writers. Julia S Falk explores the vital part which women have played in preserving a linguistics based on the reality and experience of language; this book finally brings to light a neglected perspective for those working in linguistics and the history of linguistics.
List of figuresPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of abbreviationsPt. IIntroduction11Turning points32Women Foundation Members of the Linguistic Society of America73Participation obstacles and exclusion214Three stories26Pt. IIAlice Vanderbilt Morris315A Vanderbilt woman336Founding of IALA407Auxiliary languages: a brief history438The academy459IALA's research programs4810Alice Vanderbilt Morris and Edward Sapir5911Conflicts and changes7012The final product7513Money and connections7814Conclusions87Pt. IIIGladys Amanda Reichard9315Traditions9516Elsie Clews Parsons: scientist, benefactor, institution10117Preparation for the field11118Language - a living, cultural phenomenon12019The Hogan School13220Nature of language and goals of linguistics13921Territoriality15622Relationships16423Reputation176Pt. IVE. Adelaide Hahn18524A life without boundaries18725Friends and colleagues19226Adelaide Hahn and the Linguistic Society of America20727Language and linguistics at Hunter College21728Philology and linguistics22329Vergil, Horace, and Winston Churchill23430Ancient and classical languages23931Problems of method24932Not forgotten26033Epilogue267Notes270References274Index291
