Language Is The Basis To All Cultures In The World, Today. Whether It Is In Writ

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Term Paper Title	Language Is The Basis To All Cultures In The World, Today. Whether It Is In Writ
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Language is the basis to all cultures in the world, today. Whether it is in writing,
sign language, or body language, it is a must in every civilization. Language is perceived
differently through the male and female genders. Many forms of sexist language have
been identified into three forms - language that ignores women, language the defines
women narrowly, and language that depreciates women . Women have been iscriminated
for years. This all strings back to when the female was thought to be less of a person,
since early civilization. It has been the use of masculine genetics that has concealed
women. Since that time we have came a long way in equaling women's rights. The
problem now, is that language still portraits women as something less in society. The
narrow definition of women in language relates to the observation that women are more
often discussed in relationships, whereas men are more often discussed in what they do .
A perfect example is when women are given their spouse's last name after being married.
This is a show of ownership of sorts. Women do not have accompany this tradition if
they do not feel it is necessary. Language described women, in the past, in a negative
manor and it is hard to break free from such stereotypes. In a study of female and male
terms listed in the dictionary you will find many more unfavorable, sexual and
trivializing to describe women that men . Women have taken a large leap towards
equality but it will take some time before sexist language and discriminative language
will cease. . Because of this sexist language, our society faces the consequences. Sexist
view can influence people's perception of women . Research theoretical developments on
language, power and social relationships suggests more subtle and complex associations
between language and social behavior than those initially used to describe the
significance of sex bias in language . For example, discourse analysts explore how the
production and organization of social categories in conversation are influenced by the
context and function of the particular interaction .he use of sexist language makes the
idea of inequality live on. When people constantly use this sexist language it becomes
routine and people start to use this in their every day conversation or even just in their
minds. The routinization of sex bias in language makes sexism more covert and hence a
legitimate way of communicating racism . With this common and accepted racism being
used in ...

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