The case of the new courtesy title Ms in Australian English: English. Spreading the feminist word

Pauwels, Anne

doi:10.1075/impact.9.11pau

In:Gender Across Languages: The linguistic representation of women and men
Edited by Marlis Hellinger and Hadumod Bußmann
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society 9] 2001
► pp. 137–151

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English. Spreading the feminist word

The case of the new courtesy title Ms in Australian English

Anne Pauwels | The University of Wollongong, Australia

Published online: 9 October 2001

https://doi.org/10.1075/impact.9.11pau

1.Feminism and language 1.1 Feminism and linguistic reform 1.2 Evaluating feminist linguistic reform 1.3 Eliminating gender bias in courtesy titles: The options 2. Spreading the feminist word: The case of Ms in Australia 2.1 A profile of Ms- users in Australia: Socio-demographic data 2.2 The main triggers for change 3. Conclusion Notes References

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