French. Gender and language politics in France
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Elisabeth Burr
Abstract
1.Introduction
2.French language policy and gender-fair language
2.1The commission of 1984
2.2The circular of 1986
2.2.1The circular and the feminist debate in France
2.2.2The circular, occupational titles and sexism in discourse
2.3The so-called generic masculine
2.4The circular of 1998
2.4.1The report of the general commission of terminology and neologisms
2.4.2The guidelines of the Institut National de la Langue Française
3.Future perspectives – does it matter?
Notes
References
Abstract
1.Introduction
2.French language policy and gender-fair language
2.1The commission of 1984
2.2The circular of 1986
2.2.1The circular and the feminist debate in France
2.2.2The circular, occupational titles and sexism in discourse
2.3The so-called generic masculine
2.4The circular of 1998
2.4.1The report of the general commission of terminology and neologisms
2.4.2The guidelines of the Institut National de la Langue Française
3.Future perspectives – does it matter?
Notes
References
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Languages of Volume I and II vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- List of abbreviations xiii
- Gender across languages 1
- Czech. Communicating gender in Czech 27
- Danish. Equal before the law – unequal in language 59
- French. Gender in French 87
- French. Gender and language politics in France 119
- German. Engendering female visibility in German 141
- Greek. Women, gender and Modern Greek 175
- Japanese. Gendered structures in Japanese 201
- Japanese. Women’s language as a group identity marker in Japanese 227
- Oriya. Linguistic and socio-cultural implications of gendered structures in Oriya 239
- Polish. Language and gender in Polish 259
- Serbian. The expression of gender in Serbian 287
- Swahili. Perceptions of gender in Swahili language and society 311
- Swedish. Linguistic and public attitudes towards gender in Swedish 339
- Notes on contributors 369
- Name index 375
- Subject index 383
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Languages of Volume I and II vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- List of abbreviations xiii
- Gender across languages 1
- Czech. Communicating gender in Czech 27
- Danish. Equal before the law – unequal in language 59
- French. Gender in French 87
- French. Gender and language politics in France 119
- German. Engendering female visibility in German 141
- Greek. Women, gender and Modern Greek 175
- Japanese. Gendered structures in Japanese 201
- Japanese. Women’s language as a group identity marker in Japanese 227
- Oriya. Linguistic and socio-cultural implications of gendered structures in Oriya 239
- Polish. Language and gender in Polish 259
- Serbian. The expression of gender in Serbian 287
- Swahili. Perceptions of gender in Swahili language and society 311
- Swedish. Linguistic and public attitudes towards gender in Swedish 339
- Notes on contributors 369
- Name index 375
- Subject index 383
