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... listening and reading as passive . Linguistic passivity is forced on women . Our earliest lessons as speakers tell us that our " proper " role is to listen to men brag about themselves and to " speak softly , " if at all . An important ...
... listening and reading as passive . Linguistic passivity is forced on women . Our earliest lessons as speakers tell us that our " proper " role is to listen to men brag about themselves and to " speak softly , " if at all . An important ...
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... listening , writing or reading , being conscious of the functions of linguistic structures when we try to communicate or interpret someone else's utterance enables us to identify immediately and in context uses of language that are ...
... listening , writing or reading , being conscious of the functions of linguistic structures when we try to communicate or interpret someone else's utterance enables us to identify immediately and in context uses of language that are ...
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... listen to the radio , or read mainstream newspapers and magazines because they believe that the images are so ... listened to the lyrics of popular songs for years , read the print media , including the backs of cereal boxes , studiously ...
... listen to the radio , or read mainstream newspapers and magazines because they believe that the images are so ... listened to the lyrics of popular songs for years , read the print media , including the backs of cereal boxes , studiously ...
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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