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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... Gender-Free/Gender-Fair/Gender-Specific 26 Gender-free terms do not indicate sex and can be used for either women/girls or men/boys (e.g., teacher, bureaucrat, employee, hiker, operations manager, child, clerk, sales rep, hospital ...
... Gender-Free/Gender-Fair/Gender-Specific 26 Gender-free terms do not indicate sex and can be used for either women/girls or men/boys (e.g., teacher, bureaucrat, employee, hiker, operations manager, child, clerk, sales rep, hospital ...
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Gary Goshgarian. GENDER. BENDERS. Jack. Rosenthal. Before we can rid the English language of sexism we might have to consider some deeply embedded values in our culture — values we all share; values that Jack Rosenthal calls Hidden Gender ...
Gary Goshgarian. GENDER. BENDERS. Jack. Rosenthal. Before we can rid the English language of sexism we might have to consider some deeply embedded values in our culture — values we all share; values that Jack Rosenthal calls Hidden Gender ...
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... gender-restrictive language that attempts to restrict males to an accepted gender role, some aspects of which may be outmoded, burdensome, or destructive; and third, negative stereotypes of males. 8 Gender feminists insist upon gender ...
... gender-restrictive language that attempts to restrict males to an accepted gender role, some aspects of which may be outmoded, burdensome, or destructive; and third, negative stereotypes of males. 8 Gender feminists insist upon gender ...
Contents
LANGUAGE BASICS AND BEGINNINGS | 2 |
A Brief History of English | 19 |
Homemade Education | 35 |
Copyright | |
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American bilingual Bill Bryson black English called charged language Charles O'Neill claim communication culture describe device dialect dictionary discussion doublespeak effective English language essay ethnic Eudora Welty euphemisms example Explain your answer fact feel female gender George Orwell girls glish grammar guage Gulf human images Iraqi jargon Jim Quinn Johnny Connors journalese journalists kind language of advertising linguistic listen look magazine Malcolm X male meaning metaphors Nathan Cobb never newspaper paragraph person phrases piece political propaganda reader refer RHETORICAL CONSIDERATIONS S. I. Hayakawa Saddam Saddam Hussein sentence sexist Simon slang slanted social sound speak speaker speech story symbols talk television tell things tion TOPICAL CONSIDERATIONS uptalk usage voice weasel words William Lutz woman women Write a paper WRITING ASSIGNMENTS