Sexist German-Non-Sexist English or Non-Sexist German-Sexist English? Historical Observations on a Pragmatic Question.

Kastovsky, Dieter; Dalton-Puffer, Christiane

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Publication Date: 2002

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Sexist German-Non-Sexist English or Non-Sexist German-Sexist English? Historical Observations on a Pragmatic Question.

Kastovsky, Dieter; Dalton-Puffer, Christiane

Language Sciences, v24 n3-4 p285-96 May-Jul 2002

Investigates tendencies with regard to gender-specific or gender-non-specific designations in English and German by means of nouns in present-day usage as well as the historical development of these tendencies. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, English, German, Language Usage, Nouns, Sexism in Language

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Language: English

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