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This book argues for a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the language of judges with respect to the issue of gender discrimination. Drawing its inspiration from Dell Hymes' socially constituted linguistics, the author examines the language of the judicial opinions of four U.S. Supreme Court cases addressing social and legal discrimination against women. Through a linguistic analysis that is informed by a Foucauldian and feminist perspective, this book addresses the complex issues of the power of judges and ideologies, the politics of language use, and feminist contributions to the subject of discrimination and women's rights. This book is most suitable for researchers and students in cultural studies, ethnography, feminist legal studies, forensic linguistics, gender studies, ideology research, pragmatics, semiotics, and social studies.

Status of persons --- Women --- Judicial process --- Legal composition. --- English language --- SOCIAL SCIENCE --- Gender Studies --- Law - U.S. - General --- Law - U.S. --- Law, Politics & Government --- Germanic languages --- Law --- Legal composition --- Communication in law --- Practice of law --- Forms (Law) --- Decision making, Judicial --- Judicial behavior --- Judicial decision making --- Judges --- Procedure (Law) --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- History. --- Discourse analysis. --- Authorship --- Editing --- Psychological aspects --- Interpretation and construction