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... female term . In English , most prestige references are understood to belong to the default category [ + male ] unless they are preceded by a female - specific word or carry a [ -male ] suffix such as -ess or -ette . Persons addressed ...
... female term . In English , most prestige references are understood to belong to the default category [ + male ] unless they are preceded by a female - specific word or carry a [ -male ] suffix such as -ess or -ette . Persons addressed ...
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... female - specific , and we all know that female nouns can't become " generic " in PUD . Elimination leaves us with " brotherly love , " a male - specific brand of love . Brother functions to exclude the idea of sexual activity ...
... female - specific , and we all know that female nouns can't become " generic " in PUD . Elimination leaves us with " brotherly love , " a male - specific brand of love . Brother functions to exclude the idea of sexual activity ...
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... female - specific terms , including nun , aunt , mother , madam , eventually become pejoratives in English . While any female - specific term can be used as an insult , male - specific terms that might be taken as pejorative , ( prick ...
... female - specific terms , including nun , aunt , mother , madam , eventually become pejoratives in English . While any female - specific term can be used as an insult , male - specific terms that might be taken as pejorative , ( prick ...
Contents
The Glamour of Grammar | 1 |
Language Is a Woman | 16 |
self | 19 |
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