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Gender in English — Gender in the English language has been the focus of two distinct debates. Mid twentieth century academics raised questions about whether English can be rightly said to possess grammatical gender. Second wave feminism promoted minimization of… … Wikipedia
agreement — 1. Grammatical agreement (also called concord) is the correct relation to each other of different parts of a sentence, so that (for example) the form of the verb corresponds to its subject (The house was small, and its walls were painted white),… … Modern English usage
Gender-neutrality in languages with grammatical gender — implies promoting language usage which is balanced in its treatment of the genders. For example, advocates of gender neutral language challenge the traditional use of masculine nouns and pronouns ( man , businessman , he , and so on) when… … Wikipedia
Gender performativity — is a term created by feminist philosopher Judith Butler in her 1990 book Gender Trouble. In it, Butler characterizes gender as the effect of reiterated acting, one that produces the effect of a static or normal gender while obscuring the… … Wikipedia
Agreement — A*gree ment, n. [Cf. F. agr[ e]ment.] 1. State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the members of the council. [1913 Webster] What agreement hath… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Agreement (linguistics) — In languages, agreement or concord is a form of cross reference between different parts of a sentence or phrase. Agreement happens when a word changes form depending on the other words to which it relates. For example, one does not say I is in… … Wikipedia
Gender role — During World War II, women performed roles some of which would otherwise have been considered male jobs … Wikipedia
agreement — n. contract, settlement, treaty 1) to come to, conclude, enter into, negotiate, reach, work out an agreement 2) to carry out an agreement 3) to break, violate; denounce an agreement 4) a binding; contractual; ironclad; legal; tacit; tentative… … Combinatory dictionary
Gender differences — A Gender difference is a distinction of biological and/or physiological characteristics typically associated with either males or females of a species in general. In the study of humans, socio political issues arise in classifying whether a sex… … Wikipedia
Gender reform in Esperanto — Esperanto … Wikipedia
