Occupational terms in The Daily Aztec & The San Diego Union Tribune : Non sexist vs. sexist language
Abstract In English usages such as mankind and job titles ending in -man (fireman, chairman) when referring to people in general are considered sexist. Sexist language makes a distinction between women and men and it can exclude, trivialize or diminish women. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to...
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Växjö universitet, Institutionen för humaniora
2008
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Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:vxu:diva-2038 |