Sally McConnell-Ginet

Sally McConnell-Ginet is Professor Emerita of Linguistics at Cornell University. She is known for her work on the language of gender and sexuality.[3][4]

Sally McConnell-Ginet
Born1937/1938 (age 82–83)[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessor emerita
Spouse(s)Carl Ginet[2]
Academic background
Alma mater
[3]
Academic work
DisciplineLinguistics
InstitutionsCornell University

Education and career

McConnell-Ginet earned degrees in philosophy and mathematics before turning to linguistics, receiving a PhD from the University of Rochester in 1973.[3] She joined the faculty of Cornell University in 1973, with a dual appointment in women's studies and philosophy.[2] 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.[2][3]

McConnell-Ginet has served as president of the International Gender and Language Association and of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA).[2][5] In 2008, she was elected a fellow of the LSA and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[2][6][7][8]

Personal life

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

Selected publications
  • Sally McConnell-Ginet (1978). "Intonation in a Man's World". Signs. The University of Chicago Press. 3 (3): 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
  1. Steve Lawrence (August 14, 2013). "Women Swimmin': Annual swim across Cayuga raises $390,000 for Hospicare". Ithaca.com. Ithaca Times. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. 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.
  3. "LSA Member Spotlight: October 2013". Linguistic Society of America. October 2013. 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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