Language Variations: Spender

Question 1

What did Spender argue?

Answer 1

That language was man-made

Question 2

What is an example of showing how language is man-made?

Answer 2

“He” will usually refer to anyone if you do not know their gender

Question 3

What did Spender say had resulted in Language being man-made?

Answer 3

All of the Grammarians and Dictionary writers were men, and they wrote the rules of language use