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- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 12:05:05 EST
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- From: "Matthew Simpson" <054340@UOTTAWA.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: Sexism and language a la Preferenti
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- On Fri, 13 Nov 1992 08:32:00 PST Someone said:
- > I'll reiterate my disclaimer: The implication that females are -by
- >definition- human, while males are not necessarily so, is Webster's, not
- >mine. I am aware that other species have females too. I have nothing
- >against female (or male) penguins or dolphins.
-
- If you are angry with Webster's Dictionary, the best thing to do is to
- either write to Webster, complain about that particular dictionary, or
- offer some correction of the definition. I would not use the definition
- as evidence supporting the notion that men define women by their
- sexual reproductive roles.
-
- > So, are adjectives higher than nouns in the grammatical hierarchy?
-
- One thing is only higher than another on a hierarchy relative to the
- constructive purpose of the hierarchy.
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