Preface to the Revised Edition - Introduction: Language and Feminism - Linguistic Theory: Frameworks and Approaches - The Politics of Variation: Sex Differences in Language (1) - Sex Differences in Language (2): Empirical Sociolinguistics - False Dichotomies: Grammar and Sexual Polarity - Making Changes: The Debate on Sexist Language - Silence, Alienation and Oppression: Feminist Models of Language (1) - Feminist Models of Language (2): Semiology, Postmodernism and the Debate on the Gendered Subject - Beyond Alienation: An Integrational Approach to Women and Language - Conclusion: Problems and Practices - Notes - Bibliography - Glossary - Index