Janet Holmes

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How this particular theorist sees gender through the eyes of English language.
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Janet Holmes
  1. English metaphors include far more derogatory images surrounding women than men.
    1. Animal imagery
      1. bitch, old biddy, cow
        1. Birds are regarded as feather-brained and flighty
          1. More positive chick and kitten are sweet but helpless pets.
          2. Stud, wolf
            1. Male imagery implies at least one positive component e.g: sexual prowess.
          3. Food imagery
            1. Sugar, sweetie, honey
              1. Crumpet, tart
                1. Terms that are originally neutral or affectionate acquire negative connotations as they increasingly refer only to women.
                  1. Negative meanings focus on women as sexual objects.
                  2. Little food imagery appropriate for refering to men.

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