Generically intended, but specifically interpreted: when beauticians, musicians, and mechanics are all men.

The influence of stereotype and grammatical information (masculine intended as generic) on the representation of gender in language was investigated using a sentence evaluation paradigm. The first sentence introduced a role name (e.g., The spies came out ...) and the second sentence contained explic...

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Published in:Language & Cognitive Processes Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 464 - 486
Main Authors: Gygax P, Gabriel U, Sarrasin O, Oakhill J, Garnham A
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Psychology Press (UK) Apr2008
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