Mother Tongue Father Time

Download or read book Mother Tongue, Father Time written by Alette Olin Hill and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Alette Hill's unusually insightful and captivating style, combined with her breadth of interdisciplinary detail, make this an extraordinary book." --Wendy Martyna "An insightful look at the changes taking place in this society, and its reflection in our language." --Come-All-Ye Does a women's language--a different mother tongue--exist? With wit and a keen critical sense, Alette Hill shows how the language we speak simultaneously reflects social change as it helps create it for the future.