Essays about: "sexist language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words sexist language.

  1. 1. Male-biased language: a diachronic corpus study of neutralization strategy in gender-based linguistic reforms

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Corpus linguistics; generic pronouns; neutralization; linguistic reforms; epicene; gender-neutral language;

    Abstract : This paper focuses on the use of English epicene pronouns in discourse which most individuals are exposed to on an everyday basis. Gender-based linguistic reforms have been implemented since the beginning of the 1970s, to achieve a more non-sexist language. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender-neutrality in Written Discourse : A newspaper-based diachronic comparisonstudy of gender-neutral vocabulary

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Yuchen Zeng; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender-neutral vocabulary; Diachronic; Gender Asymmetry; Sexist language; Gender- inclusive Language.;

    Abstract : This paper investigated the use of sexist language in English vocabulary by examininggender asymmetry and sexism in contemporary written discourse. The traditional sexistlanguage often reinforces gender stereotypes and inequalities. In English, the masculineterms are considered the unmarked form (the norm) while the feminine terms are marked. READ MORE

  4. 3. Representation of Gender and Sexuality in Swedish ELT Textbooks : A Study of Language, Norms, and Stereotypes in Education

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Bixo; [2023]
    Keywords : Language; gender; sexuality; ELT; stereotypes; textbook research; norm critical pedagogy;

    Abstract : Issues regarding how gender and sexuality are represented within different discourses have gained increased attention in the past decades. Within the field of language, gender, and sexuality, topics such as sexist language, stereotypes and heteronormativity have been continuously problematised as means of sustaining societal norms. READ MORE

  5. 4. Are journalists aware of the gender gap? : A study on the perceptions and experiences about the language used in the representation of women in the Italian press

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Livia Trussardi; [2022]
    Keywords : gender studies; gendered language; journalism; journalistic culture; sexist language;

    Abstract : This thesis studies Italian journalists' perceptions and experiences of the use of gendered language in the representation of women in the Italian press. Previous research has shown that Italian media misrepresent women by producing gender stereotypes. READ MORE

  6. 5. Readers’ Perceptions of Gender, Use of Stereotypes and Identification with Literary Texts : Selected South African High School Students’ Responses on “A Rose for Emily”

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Pia Österman; [2018]
    Keywords : A Rose for Emily; identification; interpretive community; group formation; Norman Holland; reader response theory; reading event; stereotypes; gender stereotypes;

    Abstract : Selected South African high school students’ perceptions of stereotypes in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” are the center of attention in an attempt to establish or refute the existence of a uniform interpretation in the interpretive community. The textual reader responses were collected by using a questionnaire. READ MORE