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... personal title for women which would avoid revealing marital status came
mainly from feminists and professional women, who either had a desire for a
linguistic identity 136 A study of the title 'Ms' in Australian society. Table 7.1
Proposed changes in the title system for women and men Title Semantic features
existing proposed 'Mr' sex (+male) (+male) 'Mrs' sex (+female) abolish title marital
status (+married) 'Miss' sex (+female) abolish title marital status (-married) 'Ms1
sex (+female) ...
... personal title for women which would avoid revealing marital status came
mainly from feminists and professional women, who either had a desire for a
linguistic identity 136 A study of the title 'Ms' in Australian society. Table 7.1
Proposed changes in the title system for women and men Title Semantic features
existing proposed 'Mr' sex (+male) (+male) 'Mrs' sex (+female) abolish title marital
status (+married) 'Miss' sex (+female) abolish title marital status (-married) 'Ms1
sex (+female) ...
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With regard to interpretation (semantic level), the 'Ms' title is still struggling to
obtain a more or less uniform denotation, as a title which does not reveal marital
status. Both in media reports and personal accounts, the 'Ms' title is given various
interpretations, some more contextual and connotative than others. However,
among the women interviewed, there is an indication that the 'Ms' title is
beginning to be interpreted as the universal/unmarked title for women that does
not reveal ...
With regard to interpretation (semantic level), the 'Ms' title is still struggling to
obtain a more or less uniform denotation, as a title which does not reveal marital
status. Both in media reports and personal accounts, the 'Ms' title is given various
interpretations, some more contextual and connotative than others. However,
among the women interviewed, there is an indication that the 'Ms' title is
beginning to be interpreted as the universal/unmarked title for women that does
not reveal ...
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backgrounds (age, employment, marital status), the 'trendsetters' are found
among women whose status and roles are not adequately accommodated by the
existing title system or whose ideological orientation is at odds with the ideology
represented by the existing title system. In other words, at the moment, 'Ms' in
Australia is used by women who do not perceive themselves primarily in the role
of 'wife of '. It is not yet used as the personal title for women, as is 'Mr' for men. In
order to ...
backgrounds (age, employment, marital status), the 'trendsetters' are found
among women whose status and roles are not adequately accommodated by the
existing title system or whose ideological orientation is at odds with the ideology
represented by the existing title system. In other words, at the moment, 'Ms' in
Australia is used by women who do not perceive themselves primarily in the role
of 'wife of '. It is not yet used as the personal title for women, as is 'Mr' for men. In
order to ...
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Contents
Notes on contributors | 5 |
research in New Zealand | 32 |
Sex differences in intergroup and intragroup | 45 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Women and Language in Australian and New Zealand Society |
| Editor | Anne Pauwels |
| Contributor | Anne Pauwels |
| Publisher | Australian Professional Publications, 1987 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 24 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 094941610X, 9780949416100 |
| Length | 169 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Women's Studies |
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