Words and Women. An eligible bachelor vs. an eligible spinster 英文论文文献.docVIP

IULIA GRAD Iulia Grad Teaching Assistant, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babes- Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania. E-mail: iuliagrad@ Words and Women. An eligible bachelor vs. an eligi- ble spinster Key words: language, gender, discrimination, social structure, discourse, women Abstract The subject of gender discrimination in language and the relation between language and social structures is well known and widely debated. Nevertheless, everyday experiences show, over and over, the linguistic hierarchy at work when men and women are concerned. This paper has two main parts. The first