Language is an important factor in the maintenance of power, and an understanding of power relations is important in tracing the history of a language. ..... In the late twentieth century the assertion and recognition of the rights of women have led to a marked change in the use of pronouns he, she and they, and of nouns referring to human beings, such as poetess and chairman.
――東京農業大学 前期日程(2月25日実施)――2004年