1.How would you explain this expression: male words with generic meaning?
2.Why do you think there have been attempts to introduce non-sexist language?
3.Does you native language use male words generically? If so, have there been attempts to change them to avoid sexual stereotyping?
4.Do you think using sex-biased words does affect people’s attitudes to men’s and women’s roles in society?
5.A grammatical problem in this area is the use of he/his to refer to a person of either sex. In the sentence “A government minister may have to neglect his family.” the minister could be a man or a woman. However the use of “his” assumes, perhaps wrongly, that it is a man. How could you rewrite this sentence to avoid this problem?
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