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Wolfe, Susan J. – 1978
Studies in the development of sexist language can provide insights into diachronic change in word meanings. Since semantic features are intimately related to the cultural and social matrices they represent, semantic change can be predicted on the basis of cultural constants as well as cultural changes. Prehistoric cultures can be reconstructed by…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Diachronic Linguistics, Etymology, Females
