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ERIC Number: EJ289500
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Facets: Sex and Language Features.
English Journal, v72 n8 p12-15 Dec 1983
Presents (1) suggestions of a sex-related frequency variation in vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar; (2) evidence of increased sensitivity to sexist language in the manuscripts submitted to the National Council of Teachers of English; (3) a proposed substitution of "Dear Reader" for "Gentlemen" in business correspondence; and (4) a description of current work on a feminist dictionary. (MM)
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Females, Feminism, Grammar, Language Usage, Males, Pronunciation, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Teacher Associations, Vocabulary, Word Frequency
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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