37.804, Books: Linguistic Representations of Women in Old English Prose: Cichosz and Dobrogoszcz (2026)

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Date: 20-Feb-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: Linguistic Representations of Women in Old English Prose: Cichosz and Dobrogoszcz (2026)


Title: Linguistic Representations of Women in Old English Prose
Subtitle: A Corpus-Based Phraseological Study
Series Title: Elements in Language, Gender and Sexuality
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/sociolinguistics/linguistic-representations-women-old-english-prose-corpus-based-phraseological-study?format=HB&isbn=9781009625807

Author(s): Anna Cichosz; Tomasz Dobrogoszcz

Hardback ISBN:  9781009625807 Pages:  106 Price: U.K. £ 55.00
Hardback ISBN:  9781009625807 Pages:  106 Price: Europe EURO 64.19
Hardback ISBN:  9781009625807 Pages:  106 Price: U.S. $ 70.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009625760 Pages:  106 Price: U.K. £ 18.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009625760 Pages:  106 Price: Europe EURO 21.01
Paperback ISBN:  9781009625760 Pages:  106 Price: U.S. $ 23.00

Abstract:

This Element traces the origins and earliest manifestations of gender
bias in the English language. The analysis is based on a corpus of Old
English prose texts, written between the ninth and the eleventh
centuries. The results are interpreted in the historical, cultural and
literary context of Anglo-Saxon England and early medieval Europe. The
investigation shows a significant difference in the way women and men
are presented in Old English texts, with the former clearly associated
with family life, portrayed in the context of their physical
appearance, marriage and childbearing, rarely involved in meaningful
activities and presented as possessions of their male relatives.
Situating the linguistic representations of women in the context of
Christianity, the Element demonstrates that late Old English can be
seen as a vehicle of language bias that will establish male domination
for centuries to come. This title is also available as Open Access on
Cambridge Core.

Written In: English (eng)



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