Exploring LanguageGary Goshgarian "Exploring Language, 8th Edition, collects 84 selections in nine chapters to focus on some provocative aspects of American culture as they are revealed by language. Among the timely topics: the media and bias, computers and writing, black English, gender differences, "warspeak," advertising (as manipulation or art?), political double talk, and bilingualism."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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... feminine" and still maintain his or her legitimacy. 28 Another difficulty in realizing the potential benefits of recruiting more women in the profession: the assumption that they would make a difference is to some degree predicated on ...
... feminine" and still maintain his or her legitimacy. 28 Another difficulty in realizing the potential benefits of recruiting more women in the profession: the assumption that they would make a difference is to some degree predicated on ...
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... feminine? In English, neither chicken nor beef nor soup has formal gender. Yet most people find the question easy to answer: chicken soup is feminine and beef soup is masculine, and that unanimity demonstrates how vast is the task of ...
... feminine? In English, neither chicken nor beef nor soup has formal gender. Yet most people find the question easy to answer: chicken soup is feminine and beef soup is masculine, and that unanimity demonstrates how vast is the task of ...
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... feminine are already loaded with values? Explain your answer. 7. Rosenthal says that there is nothing inherently feminine about the word fork when paired with knife, but with spoon, he says, it's a different story. In this pairing ...
... feminine are already loaded with values? Explain your answer. 7. Rosenthal says that there is nothing inherently feminine about the word fork when paired with knife, but with spoon, he says, it's a different story. In this pairing ...
Contents
LANGUAGE BASICS AND BEGINNINGS | 2 |
A Brief History of English | 19 |
Homemade Education | 35 |
Copyright | |
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