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Teaching of Psychology Volume 17, 1990 - Issue 3
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Nonsexist Language: Successes, Neologisms, and Barbarisms

Jane L. Buck
Pages 198-199 | Published online: 20 Nov 2009
 

Abstract

This article examines a number of attempts by students and professors to eliminate sexist language in their writing. 1 evaluated nonsexist substitutions on the basis of etymological accuracy and linguistic esthetics. Nonsexist substitutions for some difficult sexist words are suggested.

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