Redoing Linguistic Worlds

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At a time when far-right politicians and TERF scholars are fundamentally threatening trans and non-binary people's right to exist, this highly innovative edited collection offers an indispensable scholarly and political intervention illustrating the creative ways in which the gender binary is contested and reimagined. A must read! * Tommaso M. Milani, Pennsylvania State University, USA * Knisely and Russell have produced a timely collection, bringing to the fore speakers' unmaking of limited and binary structures in language, and the remaking of inclusive interactions with the self and others. This volume is an exciting journey beyond the cis-only world, gifting the field with new and much-needed terminology, concepts and experiences. * Federica Formato, University of Brighton, UK * This book highlights the exclusionary reality that many trans and gender non-conforming people face when learning and using languages with grammatical gender. Addressing contexts both within and outside the classroom, the authors offer innovative and methodologically diverse approaches that effectively challenge the ongoing dominance of English in conversations about trans language. * Lal Zimman, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA * ...the gathered papers are illuminating regarding the processes of and barriers to (re)making identities through language [...] The nine collected papers describe both monolingual and multilingual linguistic worlds, and dip into a variety of spaces-including the media, academia, and government [...] The chapters are approachable for those without a background in linguistics or trans-studies, especially if the reader starts with Chapter 1 [...] Many readers will be able to find something of use in its pages, and the closing chapter comes highly recommended. * Jonathan Donnellan, Sojo University, Japan, Journal and Proceedings of GALE 2025 Vol. 17 * This book is a must read for all who aspire to do decolonizing work, as oppressive (neo)colonial power marginalizes all non-white, able-bodied, middle class, heterosexual, cisgender, male languagers (Knisely, forthcoming). It cannot be understated: this volume demands that lifesustaining, gender-just practices be acknowledged and centered in applied linguistics. The contributors urge all language scholar-educators to begin doing the reflexive work that is necessary to take those next critical steps forward, asking: are you with us or against us? * Angus Leydic, University of Arizona, USA, Critical Multilingualism Studies, 12:1 *