Looking for an example of how language and gender makes the news? Then go no further than these two pieces about the same story. Not only do you get a good sense of how language can be part of a wider battle about gender roles and social inequality but you also get a lesson in language discourses for free.
Just have a look at how The Guardian and Mail Online report the same story, use different sources, experts and language techniques to frame their views.
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