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... LANGUAGE IS A TOOL is the next most frequently used analogy for talking about lan- guage , among linguists and laypeople alike . Introductory textbooks on the subject of linguistics , somewhere early in the first chapter , invariably ...
... LANGUAGE IS A TOOL is the next most frequently used analogy for talking about lan- guage , among linguists and laypeople alike . Introductory textbooks on the subject of linguistics , somewhere early in the first chapter , invariably ...
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... language being desexed , " neutered , " by fem- inist " violence " clashes with the metaphorical concept , LANGUAGE IS A WOMAN . This conceptual conflict caused Seamans to trap himself in a mixed metaphor when he shifted to the female ...
... language being desexed , " neutered , " by fem- inist " violence " clashes with the metaphorical concept , LANGUAGE IS A WOMAN . This conceptual conflict caused Seamans to trap himself in a mixed metaphor when he shifted to the female ...
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... language itself is neutral . It is speakers who use language in sexist ways because they have sexist attitudes . Therefore , we have to change people's attitudes , not the language . 2. CREATIVITY : Even if there are sexist expressions ...
... language itself is neutral . It is speakers who use language in sexist ways because they have sexist attitudes . Therefore , we have to change people's attitudes , not the language . 2. CREATIVITY : Even if there are sexist expressions ...
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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