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... interpret to mean " life as a teenager ( in the ' 50s , ' 60s , and ' 70s ) , " " adoles- cent experience , " or ... interpret the use of it in this example , the audience has to refer to the entire text of the movie and share the ...
... interpret to mean " life as a teenager ( in the ' 50s , ' 60s , and ' 70s ) , " " adoles- cent experience , " or ... interpret the use of it in this example , the audience has to refer to the entire text of the movie and share the ...
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... interpret it as an attribute of women , disconnected now from the assertion that men obtain and maintain power and ... interpret " a world " depends upon how we identify the agent of made , all that remains of a passive structure . If we ...
... interpret it as an attribute of women , disconnected now from the assertion that men obtain and maintain power and ... interpret " a world " depends upon how we identify the agent of made , all that remains of a passive structure . If we ...
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... interpret sentences , we use superficial form to decide how words and phrases function . The position of a word or phrase determines how we interpret its function within the sentence . Speakers position words in phrases and sentences so ...
... interpret sentences , we use superficial form to decide how words and phrases function . The position of a word or phrase determines how we interpret its function within the sentence . Speakers position words in phrases and sentences so ...
Contents
The Glamour of Grammar | 1 |
Language Is a Woman | 16 |
self | 19 |
Copyright | |
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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