Essays about: "gendered language"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 54 essays containing the words gendered language.

  1. 16. Investigating gender stereotypes in the media : A Natural Language Processing approach to understanding gender disparities in the reporting of football

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutet för analytisk sociologi, IAS; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Isabel Pereira Fernandez; [2021]
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    Abstract : Sports can be an important factor in defining gender identity. However, sports are generally perceived as a masculine activity, especially when they are highly physical. In turn, this negatively impacts women who want to partake in such activities. READ MORE

  3. 17. Japanese Native Speakers’ Derogatory Language Use Against Men and Women

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Oliver Braun; [2021]
    Keywords : impoliteness; gender; insults; derogatory language; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the differences between how Japanese native speakers use insults and derogatory language toward men and women. Initially, impoliteness is described as an area of sociolinguistics that explores face-threatening acts, the offensiveness of which is modified by various factors, such as the interlocutors’ relationship and gender. READ MORE

  4. 18. Profanity and Women : A Linguistic Analysis of Language and Gender - Based on HBO's True Blood

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Navneet Kaur Sapra; [2021]
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    Abstract : Like many other social issues concerning gender, language also comes with gendered stereotypes and limitations which results in difference and inequality in speech, based on gender. According to folk-linguistic beliefs and a variety of linguists, women are believed to speak in a specific way in which using swear words is not considered ideal. READ MORE

  5. 19. Character voice in subtitles: a case study of the Japanese subtitles of The Witcher

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Sirius Rusanen; [2021]
    Keywords : Japanese; translation; subtitles; character voice; characterisation; characterization; role language; yakuwarigo; The Witcher;

    Abstract : In storytelling, one of the most important functions of dialogue is to create characterisation. Character voice is each character's unique style of speaking, which can impart explicit or implicit information about characters, such as their personality, age, or gender. READ MORE

  6. 20. “LONGING WON’T BRING HIM BACK SOONER…” A Case Study of Gendered Language Use in American Recruitment Posters from the Second World War

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Erica Nilsson; [2020-09-08]
    Keywords : World War II; gender;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to analyse and compare American male and female recruitment posters from the Second World War. The sub-aims are to find out whether the slogans directed at men and women differed linguistically from each other, and if men and women were attributed differently. READ MORE