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Sociolinguistic aspects of gender-(in)sensitive language in English and Slovak

  1. TitleSociolinguistic aspects of gender-(in)sensitive language in English and Slovak
    Par.titleSociolingvističeskije aspekty genderno-(ne)affektivnogo jazyka v anglijskom i slovackom jazykach
    Author infoIvana Pondelíková, Alena Štulajterová
    Author Pondelíková Ivana 1981- (30%)
    Co-authors Štulajterová Alena 1966- (70%) UMBFF06 - Katedra anglistiky a amerikanistiky
    Source document Aktuaľnyje problemy filologii i pedagogičeskoj lingvistiki. Č. 2 (2024), s. 245-252. - Vladikavkaz : Severo-osetinskij gosudarstvennyj universitet imeni Kosta Levanoviča Chetagurova, 2024
    Keywords rodovo citlivé jazyky   rodové stereotypy - gender stereotypes   generické maskulínum - generic masculine  
    Form. Descr.články - journal articles
    LanguageEnglish, Russian
    CountryRussian Federation
    AnnotationThe paper dwells upon the study of sociological and linguistic aspects of gender-(in)sensitive language in English and Slovak. Gender stereotypes and their consequences in society, culture, and language are presented as a central theme, therefore in the initial chapter, the paper outlines gender socialisation and gender stereotypes in behaviour in general. The traditional division of roles in society influences the division of spheres in which both genders used to be realised: a public sphere for men and a private sphere for women. One way to achieve gender balance in society is using gender-sensitive policy through gender-sensitive language. Gender-insensitive language is most evident in the use of generic masculine, where the masculine gender is preferred when addressing or titling people. Similarly, the use of the masculine gender is predominant when referring to persons, under which both men and women are generally classified according to professions, functions and relationships. The aim of this paper is to highlight the declining tendencies of gender insensitive language on the one hand, as well as some persistent tendencies of the predominance of the masculine element in language on the other. So, the core of the paper is focused on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of expressions beginning with lexical morphemes “man” and “woman”. Our research revealed that there is still a strong dominance of the masculine element in terms of both quantity and quality. Nevertheless, one positive tendency may be observed in recent years as there are new tendencies to replace masculine nominal expressions with their collective equivalents addressed both to male and female audiences.
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    Public work category ADE
    No. of Archival Copy54587
    Catal.org.BB301 - Univerzitná knižnica Univerzity Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici
    Databasexpca - PUBLIKAČNÁ ČINNOSŤ
    References (4) - PUBLIKAČNÁ ČINNOSŤ
    ReferencesPERIODIKÁ-Súborný záznam periodika
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