Public Attitudes Towards Gender-Inclusive Language: A Multilingual Perspective

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Public Attitudes Towards Gender-Inclusive Language

A Multilingual Perspective

Edited by: Falco Pfalzgraf

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2024

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Volume 31 | Language and Social Life [LSL]

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The (potential) use of gender-inclusive language is being discussed controversially in the public sphere. Opinions on it have increasingly been voiced by individuals as well as organisations. These include state institutions, private associations, subject specialists such as linguists, and private individuals / laypeople. Views of and attitudes towards the use of gender-inclusive language cover a broad spectrum between extreme ends, and even subject specialists hold conflicting views. Research on gender-inclusive language is very much a current trend in linguistics, including the so-called ‘genderless’ languages. However, the focus is mostly on structural issues, while sociolinguistic research on attitudes towards the use of gender-inclusive language is mostly missing. Some scattered work in this area has been published, but a more thorough understanding and conceptualisation of attitudes is still needed. Furthermore, a multilingual, comparative perspective is still missing. This edited volume will address these shortcomings.

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Falco Pfalzgraf, Queen Mary University of London, UK.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Introduction and findings: Public attitudes towards gender-inclusive language – A multilingual perspective Falco Pfalzgraf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Finnish and Spanish speakers’ attitudes towards gender-inclusive language in English Mónica Sánchez-Torres Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	21
The gender-inclusive language debate in France: A battle to save the soul of the nation? Ann Coady Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	45
Online attitudes towards gender-inclusive language in French Paige Johnson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	73
Using gender-inclusive language in German? It’s a question of attitude . . . Hanna Bruns and Swantje Leiting Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	97
Motivations for the use of gender-fair language in research literature in German academia Christine Ivanov and Maria Lange Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	127
On the “invention” of the Gendersprache in German media discourse Paul W. Meuleneers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	159
Attitudes of the purist association Verein Deutsche Sprache (VDS) towards gender-inclusive use of German. A conceptual expansion of the term linguistic purism Falco Pfalzgraf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	183
Using pair forms, criticizing the gender star – Attitudes towards binary and non-binary gender-inclusive language in German Lisa Zacharski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	209
Gender-inclusive strategies in Italian: stereotypes and attitudes Rosalba Nodari Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	243
Attitudes toward sexist/nonsexist language in Chinese Xiaoduan Fan and Laurel Lawyer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	287
Opposition discourse in the public debate on gender-inclusive language in Poland Małgorzata Szajbel-Keck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	313
Myths and models concerning gender inclusivity and non-binary forms in Romanian Ruxandra Vișan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	339
Ten years with hen. Attitudes towards the Swedish gender-neutral pronoun hen in public online comments and official language recommendations (2012–2022) Daniel Wojahn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	363
Attitudes toward gender-inclusive pronouns in Swedish and English Emma Aurora Renström, Anna Lindqvist and Marie Gustafsson Sendén Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	391
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	413

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eBook published on:

September 3, 2024

eBook ISBN:

9783111202280

Hardcover published on:

September 3, 2024

Hardcover ISBN:

9783111201252

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Front matter:

6

Main content:

417

Illustrations:

28

Coloured Illustrations:

68

Tables:

36

Coloured Tables:

4

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111202280

eBook ISBN: 9783111202280

Hardcover ISBN: 9783111201252

Keywords for this book

Linguistics; Gender; Multilingual; Language Attitudes

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Scholars in Linguistics, Psychology, Anthropology, Cultural Studies; Organisations interested in Gender-Fair Language.

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