I begin with the hypothesis that there are female types of psyche and
male types of psyche and conclude that there are "male languages" and
"female languages". In these terms, the English language is considered
to be "female", while the main languages of the European continent are
"male". The section of this book dealing with psychology is based on
Psychological Types, the extensive volume by C.G. Jung whose findings I
summarise in the first chapter. The section concerned with linguistics
is based on the works of Virginia Woolf, whom I consider to be a great
commentator on the psychology of the English language.