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This work argues for a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the language of judges with respect to the issue of gender discrimination. Drawing its inspiration from Dell Hymes' socially constituted linguistics, the author examines the language of the judicial opinions of four U.S. Supreme Court cases addressing social and legal discrimination against women. Through a linguistic analysis that is informed by a Foucauldian and feminist perspective, this book addresses the complex issues of the power of judges and ideologies, the politics of language use, and feminist contributions to the subject of discrimination and women's rights. This book is most suitable for researchers and students in cultural studies, ethnography, feminist legal studies, forensic linguistics, gender studies, ideology research, pragmatics, semiotics, and social studies.

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Author:   Huang Hoon Chng (National University of Singapore)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   3
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9789027226938

ISBN 10:   9027226938
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   22 August 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements; 2. 1. From past to present: Building on the foundation of ideas; 3. 2. Towards multidisciplinarity: Gendered discourse, judicial ideologies and the power of law; 4. 3. Unequal by law: The early years; 5. 4. Women are persons after all: The rights of Sally Reed and Jane Roe; 6. 5. Of equality and justice: Language, gender, and legal ideology in the American context; 7. Notes; 8. Bibliography; 9. List of cases analyzed and cited; 10. Appendix I; 11. Appendix II; 12. Index

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