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Dear Jill, your speculation is interesting, but I fear it is not
supported by the etymologies of grammar and glamour. These are variants
of the same word and associated because in the middle ages grammar was
one of the seven lively arts, and as such inherently mystical, and
glamorous. Some linguists still find it so and not, I think, on a
gender-related basis. Yours, kvt (=Karl V.Teeter, Professor
of Linguistics, Emeritus, Harvard University<br>
At 08:25 AM 11/11/99 -0800, you wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type=cite cite>I am an artist interested in how language
defines the image of women portrayed an art and women artitsts. I
want to study how the etymology of several words exclude her from the
definition of artist and limit ther to being an object on display.
However, I am not a linguist and I was wondering if anyone might be able
to help me. I think that from the histories of <u>grammer</u> and
<u>glamour </u>it is evident that the patriarchal culture
continues: man acts; woman is acted upon; <u>hero</u> saves
<u>heroine</u>. The <u>muse </u>of the <u>artistic genius</u> is a
<u>fetished </u>female <u>fantasy</u>. I don't want to intrude on
your listserve, but I have been following it since last spring and I find
it very interesting and informative. Thanks for your time and
ideas.<br>
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Jill Lyon<br>
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