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Chinese. Reality and representation
Social control and gender relations in Mandarin Chinese proverbs
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Hong Zhang
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1.Introduction 2. Proverbs as embodiment of traditional gender ideology 3. Challenging the dominant view in proverbial lore 4. Conclusion Notes References
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Abstract
1.Introduction 2. Proverbs as embodiment of traditional gender ideology 3. Challenging the dominant view in proverbial lore 4. Conclusion Notes References
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Languages of Volume I and III vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- List of abbreviations xiii
- Gender across languages 1
- Chinese. Editors’ note 27
- Chinese. In Chinese, men and women are equal – or – women and men are equal? 29
- Chinese. Gender-related use of sentence-final particles in Cantonese 57
- Chinese. Reality and representation 73
- Dutch. Towards a more gender-fair usage in Netherlands Dutch 81
- Finnish. The communication of gender in Finnish 109
- Hindi. “Unnatural” gender in Hindi 133
- Icelandic. Masculine generics in current Icelandic 163
- Italian. Gender and female visibility in Italian 187
- Norwegian. The representation of gender in Norwegian 219
- Spanish. Gender in Spanish 251
- Vietnamese. Gender in addressing and self-reference in Vietnamese 281
- Welsh. The politics of language and gender in Wales 313
- Notes on contributors 331
- Name index 337
- Subject index 343
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Languages of Volume I and III vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- List of abbreviations xiii
- Gender across languages 1
- Chinese. Editors’ note 27
- Chinese. In Chinese, men and women are equal – or – women and men are equal? 29
- Chinese. Gender-related use of sentence-final particles in Cantonese 57
- Chinese. Reality and representation 73
- Dutch. Towards a more gender-fair usage in Netherlands Dutch 81
- Finnish. The communication of gender in Finnish 109
- Hindi. “Unnatural” gender in Hindi 133
- Icelandic. Masculine generics in current Icelandic 163
- Italian. Gender and female visibility in Italian 187
- Norwegian. The representation of gender in Norwegian 219
- Spanish. Gender in Spanish 251
- Vietnamese. Gender in addressing and self-reference in Vietnamese 281
- Welsh. The politics of language and gender in Wales 313
- Notes on contributors 331
- Name index 337
- Subject index 343
