Language and Women's Place with Special Reference to Arabic.

Abd-el-Jawad, Hassan R. S.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Language and Women's Place with Special Reference to Arabic.

Abd-el-Jawad, Hassan R. S.

Language Sciences, v11 n3 p305-24 1989

Aspects of naming conventions and terms of reference and address common in Jordan are investigated. These linguistic features exhibit a certain amount of pro-male and anti-female bias and the dominant social and cultural values and beliefs. (30 references) (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Arabic, Females, Foreign Countries, Labeling (of Persons), Semantics, Sex Differences, Social Bias, Social Values, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Jordan

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