Students or is it 'Studierende'?: How the feminist discourse shaping German language

Since the beginning of the 20th century at the latest, the women's issue has been one of the most important issues of our time. For decades, women have fought for fundamental democratic rights and equality in both their professional and private lives. In the 1970s, female linguists critically examined the relationship between language and gender at a theoretical level and established the field of feminist linguistics. Building on the linguistic critique of feminist linguists, this book examines the thesis that the discourse on feminism has led to a change in language. This raises the questions of whether and how language can be changed, and whether a change in language can lead to a change in society. Does the way we think change when language is formulated in a gender-equitable way? What influence does language have on a society's consciousness, and can the language system as such be discriminatory?

Pages: 116, Paperback, Our Knowledge Publishing