Are people required to use more concrete words or adstract words when communicating? ?

How has gender-inclusive language affected word meaning?

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15 years ago

Anonymous

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Hmm your question is a bit unclear, but I will take a stab at it! I think you are referring to the prejudice against women in the English language. For example, men who are promiscuous are considered to be "stallions", "studs" and "pimp". Women on the other hand are "slags", "sluts" and "whores". The relates to the sapir wharfe theory that our language affects our opinions and ideaologies. Concrete nouns are table, chair, house, wheelbarrow, bike ect. all things that can be touched. However abstract nouns are love, hate, freedom. They are all ideas. So I would say concrete nouns are more essential!

7 years ago

April

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