Feminism and Sexist Language
Keywords:
Feminism, Philosophy of Language, Women's Rights, Sexist LanguageAbstract
Sexist language is one of the language usage problems the interested feminist philosophers. It reflects the attitudes of gender inequality and the low status of women in society. The article surveys the varieties of characteristic in language that lacks gender neutrality. It also proposes the arguments of those who deny the gender inequality in language. In the conclusion, the language usage does relate to gender equality and status of women in society. The articles suggests solving the gender discrimination by reforming the language usage, change the terms or Proposition in daily usage, and change the attitudes of gender equality in deeper level.
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Perspectives, 467-473. Laura O'Toole and Jessica Schiffman, ed. New York : New York University Press, 1997.
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