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How Language Represents Women (the normative male (generic masculine…
How Language Represents Women
the normative male
generic masculine pronouns
we categorize people and objects into objects based on their typicality
interpretation of a gender-unspecified person in a script depends on the content of the script
man words
another way women are made invisible by language and men promoted as the norm is the use of man related terminology
unfortunately, as with the generic masculine pronoun, it's not always clear when the words are being used generically
qualifiers
ppl use qualifiers to note the female exception to the normative male
qualifiers are a big deal because it perpetuates sex-biased perceptions, influences people's beliefs about which careers are appropriate for men and women, contributes the belief that men's higher status in society is deserved
the pejorative woman
the female versions often acquire a negative or sexual connotations
words are often used to sexualize women and carry negative connotations about women
analyses of other languages also reveal this discrepancy, but the english language has received more attention for gender bias than languages
language and thought
the language we use directs our thinking or at least influences our thinking
language are thought are directly intertwined
gender-inclusive language
language that includes all women and men rather than excluding one with linguistic tools such as the generic pronoun
its hard to accept gender-inclusive language bcs our language and thought are so intertwined that changing our language may seem like we are changing our values