Essays about: "Gender-neutral language"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the words Gender-neutral language.

  1. 11. A Comparative Study of Attitudes of Young Swedes and North Americans towards Gender and Predicates Denoting Intelligence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Anna Bergvall; [2018]
    Keywords : gender studies; gender bias; intelligence bias; genius; brilliant; creativity; sexism in language; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate attitudes towards gender and predicates denoting intelligence among Swedish and U.S. citizens between 20 and 35 years (N = 72). Research suggests that stereotypes on gender and cognitive ability begin to affect children around six years of age. READ MORE

  3. 12. Neutral or not? : A study of gender (in)equality in the use of professional terms in English.

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Klara Östman; [2017]
    Keywords : language and gender; sociolinguistics; professional titles; corpus linguistics; collocate;

    Abstract : Jenny Cheshire, current editor in chief of Language in Society, stated that there is a bias of masculine terms and referents in the English language (1985, p. 22). This poses a problem, both linguistically and socially, and conscious language reforms need to be imposed in order for the bias to drastically be countered (1985, p. 22). READ MORE

  4. 13. Occupational titles and supposed gender-neutrality : A corpus-based diachronic study on gender-neutral occupational titles in American English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Maria Bovin; [2016]
    Keywords : Occupational titles; gender-neutrality; corpus linguistics; language usage; American English.;

    Abstract : Traditionally, some occupational titles have been explicitly marked for the gender of the group dominating the occupation. For example, in male-dominated occupations, titles often end with -man. However, since the second-wave feminist movement, several of the previously gender-biased titles have been supplemented by new, gender-neutral titles. READ MORE

  5. 14. "Hen är här nu"* Prediktion av människors attityd till det genusneutrala ordet hen samt experiment kring olika pronomens inverkan på läshastighet

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Carl-Fredrik Höjing; Elin Pihl; [2015]
    Keywords : sexist language; gender neutral pronoun; Sexism; male-bias; queer; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Den aktuella studien genomfördes med hjälp av en internetenkät bestående av ett experiment där tiden det tog att läsa korta informationstexter mättes och jämfördes beroende på olika pronomen (han, hon, han/hon och det nya genusneutrala ordet hen). Den senare delen av studien bestod av instrument som syftade att mäta mediatorer gällande pronomens inverkan på läshastighet samt för att predicera deltagarnas uppskattade attityder till hen. READ MORE

  6. 15. Cognitive demands of gender-neutral language : the new genderless pronoun in the Swedish language and its effect on reading speed and memory

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Hellen Vergoossen; [2015]
    Keywords : gender-neutral language; hen; reading speed; memory recall;

    Abstract : The gender-neutral pronoun hen has been added to the Swedish language with the aim to reduce sexism in the language and make language more inclusive. An objection against the implementation of the word is that the word would be cumbersome to read and would take more cognitive capacity to process. READ MORE