sexist language
1sexist language — Roughly since the 1970s, certain established uses of language have come to be regarded as discriminatory against women, either because they are based on male terminology or because women appear to be given a status that is linguistically and… …
2Language and thought — A variety of different authors, theories and fields purport influences between language and thought.Many point out the seemingly common sense realization that upon introspection we seem to think in the language we speak. A number of writers and… …
3language — noun 1 system of communication ADJECTIVE ▪ first, native ▪ She grew up in Mexico, so her first language is Spanish. ▪ foreign, second ▪ How many foreign languages does she speak? …
4sexist — adj. Sexist is used with these nouns: ↑joke, ↑language, ↑pig, ↑prejudice, ↑remark …
5sexist — /ˈsɛksəst / (say seksuhst) adjective 1. of an attitude which stereotypes a person according to gender, or sexual preference, rather than judging on individual merits. 2. of or relating to sexual exploitation or discrimination, especially in… …
6inclusive language — /ɪnˌklusɪv ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/ (say in.kloohsiv langgwij) noun non sexist language viewed as including women in a hitherto male dominated society, the attitudes of which were embedded in the language …
7Confessions of a Sexist Pig — 220px Directed by Sandy Tung Produced by Sandy Tung, Kohlie Frantzen, Dale Rosenbloom Written by Sandy Tung …
8Gender-neutral language — Gender neutral language, gender inclusive language, inclusive language, or gender neutrality is linguistic prescriptivism that aims to eliminate (or neutralize) reference to gender in terms that describe people. For example, the words chairman,… …
9Complimentary language and gender — Complimentary language is a speech act that caters to positive face needs. Positive face, according to Brown and Levinson, is “the positive consistent self image or ‘personality’ (crucially including the desire that this self image be appreciated …
10Sexism — Part of a series on Discrimination General forms …
