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2026 Ten Minute Talks Session 1A - Caroline Scott
Changes in Gender-Biased Adjectives Over Time
The application of adjectives in the speech of native English speakers has been shown to shape and reflect their attitudes regarding gender (Williams & Bennett, 1975).
2026 Ten Minute Talks Session 1A - Caroline Scott
Changes in Gender-Biased Adjectives Over Time
Mentor: So Young Lee, Ph.D.
The application of adjectives in the speech of native English speakers has been shown to shape and reflect their attitudes regarding gender (Williams & Bennett, 1975). Through adapting the experiments of Williams & Bennett (1975) and Zhao, et al. (2024), we aim to update the perception of gendered adjectives. Through three surveys of college-aged participants, we determined which adjectives have changed in valence and gender association.