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Sally McConnell-Ginet
Born1937 or 1938 (age 86–87)[2]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessor emerita
SpouseCarl Ginet[3]
Academic background
Alma mater
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Academic work
DisciplineLinguistics
InstitutionsCornell University

Sally McConnell-Ginet (born 1938) is Professor Emerita of Linguistics at Cornell University. She is known for her work on the language of gender and sexuality.[1][4]

Education and career

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McConnell-Ginet earned degrees in philosophy and mathematics before turning to linguistics, receiving a PhD from the University of Rochester in 1973.[1] She joined the faculty of Cornell University in 1973, with a dual appointment in women's studies and philosophy.[3] She went on to serve as director of Women's Studies and founding co-director of Cognitive Studies, and chair of Modern Languages and Linguistics, as well as the later Department of Linguistics.[3][1]

Honors

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McConnell-Ginet has served as president of the International Gender and Language Association and of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA).[3][5] In 2008, she was elected a fellow of the LSA and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[3][6][7][8]

Personal life

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McConnell-Ginet is an avid swimmer. She swam across Lake Cayuga for a charity event the day before her 75th birthday in 2013.[1][2] She is also involved in local theatre, and teaches math at a maximum security prison as part of the Cornell Prison Education Program.[1][3] McConnell-Ginet is married to Cornell University Professor Emeritus Carl Ginet.[1][3]

Selected publications

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  • Sally McConnell-Ginet (1978). "Intonation in a Man's World". Signs. 3 (3). The University of Chicago Press: 541–559. doi:10.1086/493501. JSTOR 3173170. S2CID 144094979.
  • Sally McConnell-Ginet (July 28, 1989). "Language and gender". In Frederick J. Newmeyer (ed.). Linguistics: The Cambridge Survey: Volume 4, Language: The Socio-Cultural Context. Cambridge University Press. pp. 75–99. ISBN 9780521375832.
  • Penelope Eckert; Sally McConnell-Ginet (1992). "Think Practically and Look Locally: Language and Gender as Community- Based Practice". Annual Review of Anthropology. 21: 461–490. doi:10.1146/annurev.an.21.100192.002333. JSTOR 2155996.
  • Gennaro Chierchia; Sally McConnell-Ginet (2000). Meaning and Grammar: An Introduction to Semantics. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262032698.
  • Penelope Eckert; Sally McConnell-Ginet (January 9, 2003). Language and Gender. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521652834.
  • Sally McConnell-Ginet (February 15, 2011). Gender, Sexuality, and Meaning: Linguistic Practice and Politics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195187816.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "LSA Member Spotlight: October 2013". Linguistic Society of America. October 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Steve Lawrence (August 14, 2013). "Women Swimmin': Annual swim across Cayuga raises $390,000 for Hospicare". Ithaca.com. Ithaca Times. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Nancy Dolittle (May 12, 2010). "A 'retired' McConnell-Ginet as busy as ever with Potter prose, prison program, local theater ... and eggplant". Cornell Chronicle. Cornell University. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Christen McCurdy (October 8, 2013). "Are Gender-Neutral Pronouns Actually Doomed?". Pacific Standard. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "Presidents". Linguistic Society of America. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  6. ^ Krishna Ramanujan (February 5, 2009). "Five on faculty honored as AAAS fellows". Cornell Chronicle. Cornell University. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "AAAS fellows" (PDF). American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2008. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "LSA Fellows by Year of Induction". Linguistic Society of America. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
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