Sally McConnell-Ginet (born 1938) is Professor Emerita of

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. She is known for her work on the language of

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and sexuality.

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. She joined the faculty of

in 1973, with a dual appointment in

women's studies Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppress ...

and philosophy. 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. McConnell-Ginet has served as president of the International Gender and Language Association and of the

Linguistic Society of America The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) is a learned society for the field of linguistics. Founded in New York City in 1924, the LSA works to promote the scientific study of language. The society publishes three scholarly journals: ''Language'', ...

(LSA). In 2008, she was elected a fellow of the LSA and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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. She is also involved in local theatre, and teaches math at a maximum security prison as part of the Cornell Prison Education Program. McConnell-Ginet is married to Cornell University Professor Emeritus Carl Ginet.

Selected publications

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