Kay Leigh Hagan
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The brilliant linguistic scholar Julia Penelope called this grammatical technique “agent deletion,” in her groundbreaking book ‘Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers’ Tongues’ (1990, Pergamon Press). Here, agent deletion deftly disappears the perpetrator but not his violence.
In response to Phil J.
11:39 PM - Apr 14, 2023 (Edited)
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Steven Aufrecht
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In response to Kay Leigh Hagan.
Passive voice facilitates agent deletion. “She was raped” makes the perp invisible.
01:06 PM - Apr 17, 2023
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Kay Leigh Hagan
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In response to Steven Aufrecht.
Exactly.
11:13 PM - Apr 17, 2023
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