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TEXT IV Understanding stereotypes Stanford linguists and psychologists study how language is interpreted by people. Even the slightest differences in language use can correspond wi

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FGV · 2024

TEXT IV

 

Understanding stereotypes

 

Stanford linguists and psychologists study how language is interpreted by people. Even the slightest differences in language use can correspond with biased beliefs of the speakers, according to research.

 

One study showed that a relatively harmless sentence, such as “girls are as good as boys at math,” can subtly perpetuate sexist stereotypes. Because of the statement’s grammatical structure, it implies that being good at math is more common or natural for boys than girls, the researchers said.

 

Language can play a big role in how we and others perceive the world, and linguists work to discover what words and phrases can influence us, unknowingly.

 

Source: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2019/08/the-power-of-language-how- words-shape-people-culture

 

The use of the apostrophe in “the statement’s grammatical structure” is the same as in:

  1. Teachers’ schedules tend to be tight.
  2. The teacher’s got a long class to teach.
  3. It’s high time for the first class to begin.
  4. The student’s going to present their work now.
  5. Sunday’s not the best day to contact the school.
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A frase correta exemplifica o uso do apóstrofo para indicar posse. Em the statement’s grammatical structure, o apóstrofo + s mostra que a estrutura gramatical pertence ao statement.

Em Teachers’ schedules tend to be tight., o apóstrofo aparece depois do s porque teachers está no plural. Esse apóstrofo posposto indica que os horários pertencem aos professores, ou seja, é a forma de posse para substantivos plurais terminados em s.

Portanto, embora a posição do apóstrofo difira (antes ou depois do s), a função em ambos os casos é a mesma: marcar relação de posse/pertencimento entre dois termos, e não contração.

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