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Publication Date: 1995
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Language Bias against Women in British and Malaysian Newspapers.
Hawes, Thomas; Thomas, Sarah
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, v18 n2 p1-18 1995
Examines techniques of sexist role reinforcement in British and Malaysian newspapers. Features in the British press include modification, relexicalization, reductive language, puns, alliteration, and the classification of women as pin-up commodities or annexes of males. The less explicit sexist language in the Malaysian press shows an even greater bias. (12 references) (Author/CK)
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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia; United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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