By linguistic close-reading of more than a thousand letters from the 12th through the 18th centuries - written in Latin, Swedish, French, German, and English - this compilation analyzes the differences in language and communication between women and men. Armed with an exhaustive stylistic analysis, this volume attempts to answer the question Is there a special niche reserved for women's language? As it pinpoints the variations in how women expressed themselves when addressing men or other women, 'this detailed investigation of style and expression comes to the conclusion that there is no evidence for a particular female language; however, this authoritative work is a joy to follow for anyone interested in language, linguistics, stylistic analysis, and gender.

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Information

Publisher

Nordic Academic Press

Year

2015

ISBN

9789187121890

Topic

Literature

Subtopic

Literary Letters

Index

Literature

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
1. Theoretical foundation
2. Linguistic stylistics—methodological considerations
3. Medieval letters in Latin
4. Swedish letters c.1700–1740 and c.1740–1800
5. Letters in French in the eighteenth century
6. English letters from the long eighteenth century
7. German letters in the eighteenth century
8. Project summary and conclusions
Appendix 1. Tables and diagrams
Appendix 2. Statistical analysis and hypothesis testing & statistical result tables
Appendix 3. Register of letters
About the authors