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Subject: Re: re: the power of words
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Date: Thu, 23-Feb-84 03:29:08 EST
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      I am currently enrolled in a course in Communications Theory. As the 
professor is an unabashed sexist w.r.t. language and the other members of the 
class are going along with it, I thought I had better use my opportunity to
present a seminar to address the problems of misogynous language structures.
     What I hope to do is to show how the use of HE etc. for One affects our wayof thinking and isolates females, and with the other problems extant, why
a non-sexist language is developing . 
     Another problem I wish to deal with is that of the paucity of terms coming
from a woman's sense of the world. As the Prof. put it, if a word does not existeither does the concept. What concepts are emerging from the rise of Feminism?
     If you know of material dealing with Feminism and Language or attempts to 
develop genderless language structures, please forward the information to 
me. It would be very much appreciated!

                 Cameron Anderson
                 watarts!cdanderson

        or       C/O Integrated Studies
                 University of Waterloo, Ontario
                 Waterloo, Ontario
                 N2L 3G1

       or        (519) 885-1211  X-2345