Linguistic Representations of Women in Old English Prose

This Element traces the origins of gender bias in the English language. Situating the linguistic representations of women in the context of Christianity, it shows that late Old English can be seen as an instrument of language bias that will establish male domination. This title is also available as...

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Autores principales: Cichosz, Anna, Dobrogoszcz, Tomasz
Formato: Online
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2026
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Acceso en línea:ONIX_20260416T142753_9781009625791_45
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Sumario:This Element traces the origins of gender bias in the English language. Situating the linguistic representations of women in the context of Christianity, it shows that late Old English can be seen as an instrument of language bias that will establish male domination. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.