Polish. Language and gender in Polish
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Gabriela Koniuszaniec
Abstract
1.Introduction
2.Categories of gender in Polish
2.1Grammatical gender
2.2Agreement
2.3Lexical and referential gender
3.Word-formation
4.Male as norm in Polish
4.1Word order
4.2Proper names
4.3Generic masculines
5.The linguistic representation of women in Polish newspapers
6.Feminism as a social movement and feminist linguistics in Poland
7.Strategies for the avoidance of sexist language
8.Conclusion
Notes
References
Abstract
1.Introduction
2.Categories of gender in Polish
2.1Grammatical gender
2.2Agreement
2.3Lexical and referential gender
3.Word-formation
4.Male as norm in Polish
4.1Word order
4.2Proper names
4.3Generic masculines
5.The linguistic representation of women in Polish newspapers
6.Feminism as a social movement and feminist linguistics in Poland
7.Strategies for the avoidance of sexist language
8.Conclusion
Notes
References
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
