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Gershuny, H. Lee – 1977
Derived from the Greek "andros" (male) and "gyne" (female), the word "androgyny" etymologically embodies the two sexes reconciled in one. This paper examines the concept of androgyny and points out the advantages of an androgynous language that expands and diversifies the possibilities of human thought and behavior, instead of limiting and…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Futures (of Society), Human Development, Innovation
Saporta, Sol – 1974
No attempt is made here to construct a theory about language and sexism, but examples of English usage are provided as data which would have to be accounted for by any general statements regarding the nature and function of sexist language in our society. The examples are taken from the English lexicon and syntactic structure, with emphasis on…
Descriptors: English, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Metaphors
Stanley, Julia Penelope – 1978
Drawing on recent research on sexism in English and the ways in which social forces affect language structure, this paper shows how prescriptive statements about English have been incorporated into linguistic grammars as descriptions of language. It is claimed that Chomsky's "universal grammar" is masculinist and that it is contradicted…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Descriptive Linguistics, English, Grammar
Thorne, Barrie, Ed.; Henley, Nancy, Ed. – 1975
The twelve papers in this volume, which concerns the interrelationship of language and sex, include: (1) "Difference and Dominance: An Overview of Language, Gender, and Society," by Barrie Thorne and Nancy Henley; (2) "Women's Speech: Separate But Unequal?" by Cheris Kramer; (3) "The Making of a Nonsexist Dictionary," by Alma Graham; (4) "The…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Females