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Otago Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic

gender-netural language, sexist language, workshop at the University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands, on 4 June 2009

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Sexist language and gender-neutral language ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Moving from
Outline intro define past effects forms future
Definition ,[object Object],[object Object],Parks & Roberton (1998), cited in Edwards (2008)
Examples ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Past ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Penelope (1990); Rakow & Kramarae (1990), cited in Weatherall (2002)
Man as generic form ,[object Object],[object Object],Spender (1990)
Man as generic form ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Bodine (1975)
Man as generic form ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Bodine (1975)
Language equality ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Cameron (1995); Mesthrie, Swann, Deumert, & Leap (2000)
Language vs society Sankoff (1986); Mesthrie, Swann, Deumert, & Leap (2000)
Power and dominance ,[object Object],Spender (1990)
Hart (2007)
Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Mesthrie, Swann, Deumert, & Leap (2000)
Mackay (1979); Crawford & English (1984); Mackay & Fulkerson (1979), Mouton, Robinson & Elias (1978), Cole, Hill & Dayley (1983); Schneider & Haker (1973), Briere & Lanktree (1983), Murdock & Forsyth (1985); Falk & Mills (1996), cited in Weatherall (2002); Bem & Bem (1973); Johnson & Dowling-Guyer (1996); Cameron (1994); Fergusson (2004)
Communication styles Coats (1993); Crawford (1995); Graddol & Swann (1989); Holmes (1994); Tannen (1990)
Management styles Tannen (1990)
1963 -> 2009 King (1963) Obama (2009)
Gender-specific Gender-neutral ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Gender-specific Gender-neutral
Titles ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Women ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Unacceptable ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Unacceptable ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Invisible women ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Invisible women ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Invisible woman ,[object Object],CAO University System for Job Classification ( 2003)
Word order ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Irrelevant differences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Irrelevant differences
[object Object],Sexist language Levi-Strauss (1972)
Sexist language ,[object Object],Kennedy (1963)
Sexist language ,[object Object],Gladwell (2005)
Sexist language ,[object Object],CAO (2008)
Resistance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Romaine (2001); Liben, Bigler & Krogh (2002); Parks & Robertson (2005), cited in Edwards (2008)
Accepted ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Redefine ,[object Object],Weatherall (2000)
Discussion
References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
References ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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