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- ISSN: 0034-527X
- E-ISSN: 1943-2348
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Where Is She? Gender Occurrences in Online Grammar Guides
- Source: Research in the Teaching of English, Volume 42, Issue 2, Nov 2007, p. 163 - 187
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- 01 Nov 2007
Abstract
This article examines seven online grammar guides for instances of linguistic sexism. The grammar sentences from .edu Websites were analyzed based on NCTE’s “Guidelines for Gender-Fair Use of Language” (2002) using the criteria of generic he and man; titles, labels, and names; gender stereotypes; order of mention (firstness); and ratio of male to female. Of the 3,220 sentences analyzed, 3,020 occurrences of gendered language were found and were analyzed based on gender-fair language criteria.
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