Essays about: "masculine and feminine words"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words masculine and feminine words.

  1. 1. Gendered Language in English Job Advertisements and the Perception of Potential Applicants within Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Sweden

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Josefin Alm; [2024]
    Keywords : Sociolinguistics; gender; language; masculine and feminine words; job advertisements; electrical; and electronic engineering.;

    Abstract : This mixed-method study investigates the use of masculine and feminine-coded words (i.e., words associated with gender stereotypes) in English job advertisements in Sweden, focusing on the male-dominated Electronic and Electric engineering field in Sweden (SCB, 2022). READ MORE

  3. 2. The cross-linguistic influence on L2 learners' ability to use morphosyntactic cues predictively. : A psycholinguistic study on German grammatical gender acquisition by Greek native speakers.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Mavra Mylona; [2023]
    Keywords : Grammatical gender; Prediction; Second Language Acquisition; Gender Assignment; Picture Selection;

    Abstract : German and Greek are both Indo-European languages that realize grammatical gender and indeed they have similar grammatical gender systems, they both realize three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter). They pose some similarities concerning gender agreement as well. However, the lexical gender between these two languages differs a lot. READ MORE

  4. 3. QUEER JAPANESE. The modern-day language usage of Japanese LGBTQ+ people

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Lisa Bendall; [2022-01-25]
    Keywords : japanska; Linguistics; sociolinguistics; queer; LGBTQ; Japanese; analysis;

    Abstract : Gendered language is a well-known feature of Japanese, but how is it applied by a speaker who does not fit the cisgender or heteronormative standards in society? In a 2010 study, Hideko Abe published a book titled Queer Japanese, which addressed this exact question. Although incredibly thorough and informative, the book is now over a decade old, and the findings may no longer be accurate. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Joy of Not Fitting In – An Essay on How Non-binary People Accomplish Gender Euphoria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Frederik Kramer Kluw; [2022]
    Keywords : Non-binary; Gender Euphoria; Masculinity Femininity; Internet-ethnography; Ethnomethodology; Doing gender; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to understand how gender euphoria is constructed by non-binary people, and how these experiences are embedded in ideas of masculinities and femininities. The theoretical point of departure involves the theorization of “doing gender” by West and Zimmerman, concepts from ethnomethodology inspired by Liberman, and finally “performative acts” by Butler. READ MORE

  6. 5. RESPONSIBLE WOMEN AND ANALYTICAL MEN Developing Swedish Gendered Lexica for Detection of Gender Bias in Job Advertisements

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Saga Hansson; Konstantinos Mavromatakis; [2021-09-27]
    Keywords : Gender Bias Detection; Machine Translation; Fairness in AI;

    Abstract : In this research, we examine gender bias in Swedish job advertisements with the use of gendered lexica. Gendered lexica can be employed to ascertain whether job advertisements are written with words that are associated with more masculine or feminine traits. READ MORE