1. An Investigation Into Sexist Language
While the argument still rages as to whether (and how) women should take their husband's names when they marry Thorne et al points out that there are many other instances of this tendency. ... There are many arguments as to why linguistic sexism is bad. Maria Escalas appeals to writer's self-interest: "inaccurate or offensive language will make readers lose faith in a writer's argument" (2001, Page headed "Being Politically Correct"). ... Neither of those two arguments is particularly compelling. ... This argument is obviously not proposed as a serious answer to the problem (on...
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