In Search of a Common Language: Women and Educational Texts.

Worby, Diana Zacharia

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Publication Date: 1979-Sep

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In Search of a Common Language: Women and Educational Texts.

Worby, Diana Zacharia

College English, v41 n1 p101-05 Sep 1979

Points out the subtle yet overt sexism of "The Elements of Style" by William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White, and discusses the adverse effects of sexist language. (DD)

Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Language Research, Language Usage, Sex Bias, Sex Fairness, Sex Stereotypes, Textbook Content, Writing (Composition)

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Language: English

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