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... talking at great length about " trivial " subjects , and of being more linguistically conservative than men and , therefore , less creative . These al- leged traits represent a stereotype of how women talk , not the way we do talk ...
... talking at great length about " trivial " subjects , and of being more linguistically conservative than men and , therefore , less creative . These al- leged traits represent a stereotype of how women talk , not the way we do talk ...
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... talk " too much " or " all the time , " revealing that we not only talk less than men but that most of our part in mixed - sex conversations is supportive , encouraging men to talk . Fishman , for example , taped the " at home " conver ...
... talk " too much " or " all the time , " revealing that we not only talk less than men but that most of our part in mixed - sex conversations is supportive , encouraging men to talk . Fishman , for example , taped the " at home " conver ...
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... talk more than men , but of whether they talk more than silent women . When silence is the desired state for women ( and I suggest that it is in a patriarchal order , as do numerous other feminists ) , then any talk in which a woman ...
... talk more than men , but of whether they talk more than silent women . When silence is the desired state for women ( and I suggest that it is in a patriarchal order , as do numerous other feminists ) , then any talk in which a woman ...
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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