re disc sex lang re alexis mr write lydie meunier seem ask first sexist language sexist behavior surely third alternative language behavior evolve together reinforce each important distinguish question form language behavior arise first place transmit successive generation little doubt sexist language play major role transmit idea lead sexist behavior difficult believe historically sexist language before sexist behavior re probably right historically sexist behavior probably before sexist language yet today bear society already place sexist language likely influence child s mind lead sexist behavior are bear sexist attitude believe many tradition sexism one perspective partially convey through language however tend believe language behavior evolve together believe historically today s sexist interactive pattern influence among factor sociolinguistic practice during biblical wife address husband slave address master subject king imply man address wife master slave king subject e clear rhetoric authority today conversational dominance male our judeochristian society extreme during biblical interestingly still inherent malespecific discourse become focus interest sociolinguistic research matter fact move bible belt one ago spend east west coast us prior arrival bible belt originally europe after observation interractive pattern among couple around hypothesis stronger religious traditional impact s life sex discrimination reflect language notice much instance sex discrimination language office bible belt e g doctor lawyer office insurance agency etc professional office visit elsewhere u s extremely interest believe kind culture themselve believe man male behavior superior sense woman female behavior hold perception even accurate must matter us discuss sexist language whether perception accurate importance context why importance shall accept discriminatory status quo point study linguistics purpose pleasure intellectual analysis shall remain analytical level ignore implication reveal research research finding help improve communication even change subsconsciously socially acquire schema study psychology show female read text write generic retain less information read text generic plural obviously impact sexist language beyond simple interest linguistic study within certain context personally believe research somewhat help society large point consider discriminatory perspective unchangeable questionable fact wherea both language human psychology potential change b necessary connection between oppression womn oppression black simply example black slavery example general principle admit existence form oppression practice group white mean one must necessarily hate point mysandrist accept man historically nice woman absolutely right heat help purpose nor improve communication yet black need cooperation openmind white help reach status base principle equality same apply female keep try communicate male meet open understand man wherea still believe sexism nonsense political issue bring angry feminist before political issue serious social issue need address through mutual understand respect male refuse cooperation female end hate man natural psychological reaction simone de beauvoir write book second sex black problem yet white problem refer civil right movement us s s call black issue essentially stem white disciminatory attitude black problem address first reveal problem racism educate open mind difference enrich asset society sign deficiency likewise woman issue primarily man issue still live world historically organize man believe female inferiority whether politically socially linguistically communication between man woman therefore key social improvement hence social mission our research linguistics consider language social phenomenon je pense donc je baragouine lydie e meunier department language university tulsa tel o lang lem centum utulsa edu fax 