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Francine Wattman Frank
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“Just as the development of computer science has necessitated an expanded technical vocabulary, so too do social changes require transformations in traditional language usage.”
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“Few would suggest that sexual or racial inequality exists because of language use. Nor would many argue that banishing sexist and racist labeling would in itself result in a just society. At the same time, it is clear that language not only reflects social structures but, more important, sometimes serves to perpetuate existing differences in power; thus a serious concern with linguistic usage is fully warranted.”
Francine Wattman Frank, U.S. linguist, educator
(1931)