Essays about: "Maria Bovin"

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  1. 1. Occupational titles and supposed gender-neutrality : A corpus-based diachronic study on gender-neutral occupational titles in American English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Maria Bovin; [2016]
    Keywords : Occupational titles; gender-neutrality; corpus linguistics; language usage; American English.;

    Abstract : Traditionally, some occupational titles have been explicitly marked for the gender of the group dominating the occupation. For example, in male-dominated occupations, titles often end with -man. However, since the second-wave feminist movement, several of the previously gender-biased titles have been supplemented by new, gender-neutral titles. READ MORE