Essays about: "CrossFit Games"

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  1. 1. Gender Bias in Sports Commentary : the CrossFit Games

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

    Author : Jesper Carlsson; [2019]
    Keywords : CrossFit Games; gender bias; gender and language; sex differences; sports commentator; CrossFit Games; genusbias; könsskillnader; kön och språk; sportkommentatorer;

    Abstract : This paper examines the phenomenon of gender-biased language of sports commentary in the 2019 CrossFit Games. Three events from the 2019 CrossFit Games were transcribed verbatim and analyzed to answer five hypotheses relating to the overarching question of this paper; Do commentators' talks contain noticeable differences in the mentions of female and male athletes? The results of the five hypotheses were mixed; two were confirmed, two were ambiguous, and one was refuted. READ MORE