Two Essays on Language and Change: I -- Power and the Opposition to Feminist Proposals for Language Change II -- John Simon and the "Dragons of Eden"

Two Essays on Language and Change: I -- Power and the Opposition to Feminist Proposals for Language Change II -- John Simon and the "Dragons of Eden"

The first essay discusses the history of feminist attempts to bring about reform in what are considered sexist forms in Eng. Six classes of objections that have been raised to this reform are outlined & each refuted. In the second essay, the position adopted by writer J. Simon in his collection...

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Veröffentlicht in:College English 1982-12, Vol.44 (8), p.840-854
1. Verfasser: Penelope, Julia
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Sprache:eng
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England/English (see also Britain, Great Britain, UK)
Feminist/Feminists/Feminism
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Zusammenfassung:The first essay discusses the history of feminist attempts to bring about reform in what are considered sexist forms in Eng. Six classes of objections that have been raised to this reform are outlined & each refuted. In the second essay, the position adopted by writer J. Simon in his collection of essays Paradigms Lost, (New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1980) concerning feminist lang revision is strongly criticized. B. Annesser
ISSN:0010-0994