"I'm No Lady Astronaut" [electronic resource] : Nonsexist Language for Tomorrow / Sylvia M. Vardell.

As a powerful tool for education, language informs, influences, discloses, and communicates. Research on the use of language has found that it also discriminates. Among the different manifestations of sexism in language are (1) the use of "he" as a generic pronoun; (2) the "generic&qu...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Vardell, Sylvia M.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985.
Subjects:	Cultural Influences. Females. Language Attitudes. Language Patterns. Language Usage. Language Variation. Males. Sex Bias. Sex Fairness. Sex Stereotypes. Social Attitudes.