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... things / people for which they haven't yet found a use . Things and beings that are " useless " are candidates for " control , " a euphemism for their annihilation . Plants des- ignated weeds , for example , are plants that men haven't ...
... things / people for which they haven't yet found a use . Things and beings that are " useless " are candidates for " control , " a euphemism for their annihilation . Plants des- ignated weeds , for example , are plants that men haven't ...
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... things originating in the kinds of things one said about them . Protagoras could have spared himself anguish and students wouldn't have to puzzle over the alleged " grammatical gender " which characterizes German Mädchen as " neuter ...
... things originating in the kinds of things one said about them . Protagoras could have spared himself anguish and students wouldn't have to puzzle over the alleged " grammatical gender " which characterizes German Mädchen as " neuter ...
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... thing , e.g. , bank . When the position of a clause or phrase suggests two or more possible interpretations , syntactic ... things that are not , e.g. , cat , lizard , and person are [ + animate ] nouns ; rock , tree , and star are ...
... thing , e.g. , bank . When the position of a clause or phrase suggests two or more possible interpretations , syntactic ... things that are not , e.g. , cat , lizard , and person are [ + animate ] nouns ; rock , tree , and star are ...
Contents
The Glamour of Grammar | 1 |
Language Is a Woman | 16 |
self | 19 |
Copyright | |
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