Language and the sexes / Francine Frank and Frank Anshen.
From the Back Cover: In a highly readable and lively text, the authors explore the way language mirrors our cultural assumptions, especially those concerned with gender distinctions. Focusing on contemporary issues, they draw on their knowledge of sociolinguistics and other languages to illustrate h...
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[1983]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1: Naming names
- 2: Talking like a lady: how women talk
- 3: Hey lady: whose honey are you anyway?
- 4: Of girls and chicks
- 5: What is to be done
- Suggested research projects
- Bibliography
- Guidelines for non-discriminatory language usage
- Selected list of guidelines for non-sexist usage
- Index.