I found this article when researching for my final project. It’s an easy read that any non-linguist can understand and it brings up a lot of points we have covered during this class about the relationships between language, society, and personal identity.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ezpvx4/why-humans-dont-have-a-universal-language

In this chapter, the authors discuss the relationship between gender and language. Specifically, evidence of inequality between men and women was explored in the context of word order, tag questions, and gossip. Were any of the examples brought up in the chapter surprising or unfamiliar to you? Also, this chapter focuses mainly on sexism. Can you think of other examples were language trends have developed as a result of systematic or cultural inequality?