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How significant are the ways the English language represents women and men? In the beginning of the twentieth century, many people felt that language should be used in certain ways. In "The Semantic Derogation of Woman" Muriel Schulz presents an interesting observation of words which refer to women. She claims that this shows the attitudes and fears that men hold about women. Schultz explains that words descend on several theories of why you can predict that almost always, words, once neutral or positive, meaning women acquire negative and often sexual connotations. Historically men have made language for many reasons. Mainly men have created language because they were the primary creators of most cultures. So, when Schultz examines biases she is asserting that these are male biases that have been handed down through the generations. Schulz notes that it is interesting that terms of showing affection, which are meant to stress those...

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