Feminist Language Reform

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Which language has been proposed for gender neutrality in its grammatical structure?

  • French
  • Portuguese
  • Italian
  • Spanish (correct)

What does grammatical gender in Spanish refer to?

  • The classification of nouns as either masculine or feminine (correct)
  • The reduction of gender stereotyping
  • The inclusion of gender non-conforming people
  • The use of suffixes to indicate gender

How are groups of both men and women usually referred to in Spanish?

  • By the masculine form of a noun and/or pronoun (correct)
  • By using gender-neutral pronouns
  • By using a combination of masculine and feminine forms
  • By the feminine form of a noun and/or pronoun

What do advocates of gender-neutral language modification consider the use of masculine nouns and pronouns to be?

<p>Sexist (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one potential benefit of having a gender-neutral Spanish?

<p>Reducing gender stereotyping and deconstructing sexist gender roles (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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