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... force ; only the form of address has changed . In Diagram 7.1 , the redundancy of the features [ + adult ] and [ ± married ] is unavoidable because English contains sex - specific pairs with both features , which represent sub - classes ...
... force ; only the form of address has changed . In Diagram 7.1 , the redundancy of the features [ + adult ] and [ ± married ] is unavoidable because English contains sex - specific pairs with both features , which represent sub - classes ...
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... force " and " kept women subordinate . " The first is a nominal phrase , used instead of the clause “ men use force . " In place of a structure that names the agent of use , we find an abstract description , which has then been used as ...
... force " and " kept women subordinate . " The first is a nominal phrase , used instead of the clause “ men use force . " In place of a structure that names the agent of use , we find an abstract description , which has then been used as ...
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... force us to blame what someone else does or says for our feelings , they simultaneously provide us with a handy way of erasing our own responsibility , whether or not we're aware of it . That is , although some- thing external to us may ...
... force us to blame what someone else does or says for our feelings , they simultaneously provide us with a handy way of erasing our own responsibility , whether or not we're aware of it . That is , although some- thing external to us may ...
Contents
The Glamour of Grammar | 1 |
Language Is a Woman | 16 |
self | 19 |
Copyright | |
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