our changing language
Before computers were invented, the words byte and modem did not exist, and a mouse was something that made some people scream and run away. Words are added to language every day, but not only as new things are invented. Changes in society also cause changes in language. For example, today the people of the former Soviet Union use words like free market and capitalism.
Changes in attitude also affect language. As people become more sensitive to the rights and needs of individuals, it becomes necessary to change the words we use to describe them. The elderly are now called senior citizens. The handicapped are described as physically challenged. Many of the words we once used had negative feelings attached to them. New words show an awareness in today's society that differences are good and that everyone deserves respect. Even the names of certain jobs have changed so that workers can be proud of what they do. The trashman is now called a sanitation worker, a doorman is an attendant, and a janitor is a custodian.
Many of the words we use to identify people have changed many times in recent years. Sometimes it is difficult to know what is right and what is wrong. Do we call a person of color a black or an African American? Is it better to say Native Americans or American Indians? And whatever do we do with the man of the year? If we don't know what the proper words are, then we must use sensitivity, respect, and even a little imagination.
One Important influence on our language in the past decade has been the changing role of woman in modern society. There was a time when an unmarried woman was called a spinster. But that was before woman went into space in rockets, worked under ground in mines, and became managers of corporations. As woman entered more and more areas that were once thought of as men's jobs, it became necessary to change the job ttles. For example, a mailman is now a mail carrier, a watchman is a guard, a lineman is a line repairer. And the man of the year? Well, she's the newsmaker of the year.
these new attitudes have also helped men, and some job titles have been changed to include them. Stewardesses are now called flight attendants. A laundress is a laundry worker, and a maid is a houseworker, because men wash floor too!
sometimes new words may seem awkward and silly such as chair for chairman fisher for fisherman and drafter for draftsman. but change is never easy.people often fight change until it become a familiar part of everyday life.
Women have fought long and hard to be treated equally in language as well as in society, because they know that changes in language can cause changes in attitudes. If every person isn't referred to as he, people will begin to realize that men aren't the only ones who are important or who have made great achievements. Most words that indicate only one gender have been replaced with words that refer to both males and females. Thus, a poetess is called a poet, a waitress is a server, and mankind has became humankind.
ภาษาของเราเปลี่ยนแปลงก่อนขึ้นเครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์ คำไบต์และโมเด็มไม่มีอยู่ และเมาส์ก็สิ่งที่ทำให้บางคนกรีดร้อง และวิ่งหนีไป คำที่เพิ่มภาษาทุกวัน แต่ไม่เพียงเป็นสิ่งที่คิดค้น การเปลี่ยนแปลงในสังคมทำให้การเปลี่ยนแปลงภาษา วันนี้ผู้คนในอดีตสหภาพโซเวียตใช้คำเช่นตลาดเสรีและทุนนิยม การเปลี่ยนแปลงทัศนคติมีผลต่อภาษา เนื่องจากผู้คนอ่อนไหวมากกับสิทธิและความต้องการของบุคคล จำเป็นต้องเปลี่ยนคำที่เราใช้เพื่ออธิบายการ ผู้สูงอายุนี้จะเรียกว่าพลเมืองอาวุโส คนพิการได้อธิบายไว้ว่าเป็นกรณีการร่างกาย หลายคำที่เราใช้มีความรู้สึกทางลบที่ คำใหม่แสดงการตระหนักของสังคมในปัจจุบันที่แตกต่างมีดี และที่ทุกคนควรเคารพ แม้กระทั่งชื่อของงานบางอย่างมีการเปลี่ยนแปลงเพื่อให้แรงงานสามารถภาคภูมิใจในสิ่งที่พวกเขาทำ Trashman ตอนนี้เรียกว่าผู้ปฏิบัติงานสุขาภิบาล คนเรียกรถมีการเข้าร่วม และ janitor เป็นผู้รับฝาก หลายคำที่เราใช้เพื่อระบุผู้ที่มีการเปลี่ยนแปลงหลายครั้งในปี บางครั้งก็ยากที่จะรู้ว่าอะไรเหมาะสมและถูกต้อง เราเรียกคนมีสีเป็นแอฟริกันอเมริกันหรือดำ จะดีกว่าว่าชาวพื้นเมืองอเมริกันหรืออินเดียนอเมริกันหรือเปล่า และหากเราทำกับคนของปี ถ้าเราไม่ทราบคำที่ถูกต้องคืออะไร ที่แล้วเราต้องใช้ความไว ความเคารพ และการจินตนาการแม้แต่น้อย One Important influence on our language in the past decade has been the changing role of woman in modern society. There was a time when an unmarried woman was called a spinster. But that was before woman went into space in rockets, worked under ground in mines, and became managers of corporations. As woman entered more and more areas that were once thought of as men's jobs, it became necessary to change the job ttles. For example, a mailman is now a mail carrier, a watchman is a guard, a lineman is a line repairer. And the man of the year? Well, she's the newsmaker of the year. these new attitudes have also helped men, and some job titles have been changed to include them. Stewardesses are now called flight attendants. A laundress is a laundry worker, and a maid is a houseworker, because men wash floor too! sometimes new words may seem awkward and silly such as chair for chairman fisher for fisherman and drafter for draftsman. but change is never easy.people often fight change until it become a familiar part of everyday life. Women have fought long and hard to be treated equally in language as well as in society, because they know that changes in language can cause changes in attitudes. If every person isn't referred to as he, people will begin to realize that men aren't the only ones who are important or who have made great achievements. Most words that indicate only one gender have been replaced with words that refer to both males and females. Thus, a poetess is called a poet, a waitress is a server, and mankind has became humankind.
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