Suzette Haden Elgin

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Suzette Haden Elgin (born Patricia Anne Wilkins , born November 18, 1936 in Jefferson City , Missouri, † January 27, 2015 in Arkansas ) was an American writer and linguist .

Elgin published both non-fiction and fiction. In addition to the language she constructed, Láadan , which she created to deal with the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis , according to which language shapes people's thinking, Elgin also founded the Science Fiction Poetry Association .

Life

After earning an MA from Chico State College in 1968, she began writing science fiction in order to raise the tuition fees for attending the University of California, San Diego . She earned a Ph.D. in 1973. Degree in Linguistics, submitting two versions of her PhD, in English and Navajo . In 1985 she published a grammar and dictionary for the Láadan she had created , a language suitable for the needs of women. Elgin was a well-known exponent of feminist science fiction literature. Her first sold work, For the Sake of Grace , appeared in the Magazine for Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1969 . She has received several awards for her work, including the Academy of American Poets Award.

Elgin took up a chair in linguistics at San Diego State University in 1972 and directed the Ozark Center for Language Studies in Arkansas. After her retirement in 1980, she lived in Arkansas with her husband George Elgin. Elgin had four children, two sons and two daughters. She was married to George Elgin for the second time, previously with Peter Haden since 1955. Suzette Haden Elgin died on January 27, 2015 at the age of 78.

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In German-speaking countries, Elgin is best known for the trilogy Native Tongue , of which only Native Tongue (German: America of Men , 1987) and The Judas Rose (Native Tongue II) (German: Die Judasrose , 1990) have been published in German . The Earthsong (Native Tongue III) , released in 1993, also belongs to the novel cycle . In Native Tongue , Elgin, against the background of a dystopia in which women no longer have civil rights , also deals with the origin, theory and dissemination of the Láadan language, which is developed in novels by women for the sole and secret use of other women.

bibliography

Fiction

Coyote Jones series
  • 1 The Communipaths (1970)
  • 2 Furthest (1971)
  • 3 At the Seventh Level (1972)
  • 4 Star-Anchored, Star-Angered (1976)
  • 5 Yonder Comes the Other End of Time (1986)
  • For the Sake of Grace (1969, short story)
    • German: grace for a trapped. In: Walter Spiegl (Ed.): Science-Fiction-Stories 36. Ullstein 2000 # 67 (3046), 1974, IsBN 3-548-03046-7.
  • Communipath Worlds (1980, collective edition of parts 1 to 3)
Native Tongue Trilogy
  • 1 Native Tongue (1984)
  • 2 The Judas Rose (1987)
  • 3 Earthsong (1994)
The Ozark Trilogy
  • 1 Twelve Fair Kingdoms (1981)
  • 2 The Grand Jubilee (1981)
  • 3 And Then There'll Be Fireworks (1981)
  • The Ozark Trilogy (1982, collective edition)
Short stories
  • Modulation in All Things (1975)
  • Old Rocking Chair's Got Me (1979)
  • Read Levitation Come Upon Us (1982)
  • Magic Granny Says Don't Meddle (1984)
  • School Days (1984)
  • Chico Lafleur Talks Funny (1985)
  • Hush My Mouth (1986)
  • Lo, How an Oak E'er Blooming (1986)
  • Tornado (1989)
  • What the EPA Don't Know Won't Hurt Them (1990)
  • Only a Housewife (1995)
  • Soulfedge Rock (1996)
  • Peacetalk 101 (2003)
  • Honor Is Golden (2004)
  • We Have Always Spoken Panglish (2004)
  • What We Can See Now, Looking in the Glass (2007)
  • Death and Taxes (2007)

Non-fiction

  • with John Grinder : A Guide to Transformational Grammar (1973)
  • What is Linguistics? (1973)
  • with John Grinder: Bully for Us (1974)
  • Pouring Down Words (1975)
  • A Primer of Transformational Grammar for Rank Beginners (1975)
  • Never Mind the Trees (1980)
  • The Great Grammar Myth (1982)
  • A First Dictionary and Grammar of Láadan (1985)
  • Try to Feel It My Way (1997)
  • The Grandmother Principles (1998)
  • The Language Imperative (2000)
  • The Science Fiction Poetry Handbook (2005)
The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense
  • The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense (1980)
  • More on the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense (1983)
  • The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense Workbook (1987)
  • The Last Word on the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense (1987)
  • Language in Emergency Medicine (1987)
  • Growing Civilized Kids in a Savage World (1989)
  • The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense for Business Success (1989)
  • Success with the Art of Verbal Self-Defense (1989)
  • Staying Well with the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense (1990)
  • GenderSpeak (1993)
  • The Gentle Art of Written Self-Defense (1993)
  • The Gentle Art of Written Self-Defense Letter Book (1993)
  • Language in Law Enforcement (1993)
  • Linguistics & Science Fiction Sampler (1994)
  • Mastering the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense (1995–05, audio book)
  • BusinessSpeak (1995)
  • "You Can't Say That To Me!" (1995)
  • The Gentle Art of Communicating with Kids (1996)
  • How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable (1997)
  • How to Turn the Other Cheek and Still Survive in Today's World (1997)
  • The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense at Work (2000)
  • The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense: Revised and Updated (2009)

literature

  • Bernadette Bosky: ELGIN, (Patricia Anne) Suzette Haden (née Wilkins) . In: Noelle Watson, Paul E. Schellinger: Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers. St. James Press, Chicago 1991, ISBN 1-55862-111-3 , pp. 244-246.
  • Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 141 f.
  • John Clute : Elgin, Suzette Haden. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version from January 18, 2017.
  • Don D'Ammassa : Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Facts On File, New York 2005, ISBN 0-8160-5924-1 , pp. 131 f.
  • Andreas Heyer: Social utopias of the modern age: bibliographical manual. Volume 20, Richard Saage, Walter Reese-Schäfer and Eva-Maria Seng (eds.). Verlag LIT, Münster, 2008, pp. 396–398.
  • Robert Reginald : Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. A Checklist, 1700–1974 with contemporary science fiction authors II. Gale, Detroit 1979, ISBN 0-8103-1051-1 , p. 889.
  • Richard Saage: The utopian novel as a seismograph. In: Utopian Profiles: Contradictions and Syntheses of the 20th Century. Verlag LIT, Münster, 2001, pp. 376-380.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website Suzette Haden Elgin
personal data
SURNAME Elgin, Suzette Haden
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilkins, Patricia Anne Suzette (maiden name); Elgin, Suzette Hadden (alternative spelling); Haden, Suzette (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer and linguist
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Jefferson City , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 2015
Place of death Arkansas