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Less than one percent of words would be affected by gender-inclusive language in German press texts
C. Müller-spitzer, S. Ochs, et al.
This study by Carolin Müller-Spitzer, Samira Ochs, Alexander Koplenig, Jan Oliver Rüdiger, and Sascha Wolfer reveals that making German press texts gender-inclusive requires only minimal textual changes—less than 1%! This finding challenges common beliefs about the readability issues associated with gender-inclusive language.
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