Sexism In Language

Sexism in Language Cross-Cultural Communications WTUC http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/6554/sexism1io6.jpg

Sexism ,[object Object],http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee50/kurtenblog/StopSexismSmall.jpg

English language=Male-centred ,[object Object],[object Object]

When God created Woman ,[object Object],http://www.zounz.com/wp-content/uploads/WoMan.jpg

Generic Man ,[object Object],http://castironbalcony.media2.org/wp-content/blogagainstsexism.jpg

Examples ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Occupations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

a. Recast into the plural . ,[object Object],[object Object]

b. Reword to eliminate gender problems. ,[object Object],[object Object]

c. Replace the masculine pronoun with ONE, YOU, or (sparingly) HE OR SHE, as appropriate. ,[object Object],[object Object]

d. Alternate male and female examples and expressions. (Be careful not to confuse the reader.) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Indefinite Pronouns ,[object Object]

Example ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_nonsex.html

Gender-neutral language ,[object Object]

Chinese Language: Gender-marked words ,[object Object],http://www.friesian.com/language.htm

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/jcrew2/Sexism.png

Think of gender-marked words for occupational terms

http://www.upou.org/gender/gender_fair.htm

A. Nilsen ,[object Object],http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/articles/sexinEnglish.html

http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/3951/femalebrain.gif

http://www.pagetutor.com/jokebreak/images/male_brain.gif

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