Gender-Inclusive Language: Findings from 14 Languages and Open Research Questions

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Gender-Inclusive Language

Findings from 14 Languages and Open Research Questions

Edited by: Falco Pfalzgraf

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2026

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Volume 47 | Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL]

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This book provides a comprehensive and comparative overview of current research and desiderata related to the use of gender-inclusive language across 14 major European languages. It also addresses minority languages and foreign language teaching. Methodologically, the book innovatively bridges Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Multilingual Communication, Translation Studies, Modern Languages, and Psychology. It has the potential to become essential reading for researchers and educators in Linguistics, Translation, Modern Language Studies, and Applied Linguistics, as well as for policymakers and language professionals navigating the challenges of inclusive communication in a multilingual world.

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Falco Pfalzgraf, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom.

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Introduction and findings: Gender-inclusive language – Research and desiderata
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Falco PFALZGRAF
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Gender inclusive Czech language: The renaissance of collectives?
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Vít KOLEK
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Gender-inclusive language in Dutch
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Sarah VAN HOOF and Sofie DECOCK
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Esimies or esihenkilö? Investigating the use of gender-exclusive and gender-inclusive occupational titles in Finnish
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Laura HEKANAHO
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Joys and perils of gender inclusivity: How the French Senate passed a bill to ban écriture inclusive
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Christophe GAGNE
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Gender-fair language in German: Current situation and ongoing research
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Gabriele DIEWALD
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Gender language practices in Greek: Reform, uptake and metapragmatic stancetaking
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Sofia LAMPROPOULOU, Denise SARRI-CHASAN, Anastasia G. STAMOU and Marianthi GEORGALIDOU
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Italian: Schwa-washing in activism, the media and publishing
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Federica FORMATO, Anna Lisa SOMMA and Michela BALDO
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Gender inclusive language in Norwegian (Bokmål): How (not) to encode referential gender
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Ute GABRIEL and Tiziana JÄGGI
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From tradition to inclusion: The pitfalls of generic gender grammar in Polish
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Małgorzata SZAJBEL-KECK
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An overview of gender-inclusive aspects concerning Romanian
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Ruxandra VIȘAN
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Gender-inclusive language in Spanish: Where it is now and where it is headed
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María MUELAS-GIL
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Gender-inclusive pronouns and gender conceptualization in Swedish. The role of the politicization of gender
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Emma RENSTRÖM and Amanda REMSÖ
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Gender-neutral language in situations of minoritization: Some examples from Catalan and Breton
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Eva J. DAUSSÀ and Michael HORNSBY
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Gender-Inclusive Language; Gender-Fair Language; Gender and Languages; Sociolinguistics; Applied Linguistics

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Gender-Inclusive Language

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Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction and findings: Gender-inclusive language – Research and desiderata

Gender inclusive Czech language: The renaissance of collectives?

Gender-inclusive language in Dutch

Esimies or esihenkilö? Investigating the use of gender-exclusive and gender-inclusive occupational titles in Finnish

Joys and perils of gender inclusivity: How the French Senate passed a bill to ban écriture inclusive

Gender-fair language in German: Current situation and ongoing research

Gender language practices in Greek: Reform, uptake and metapragmatic stancetaking

Italian: Schwa-washing in activism, the media and publishing

Gender inclusive language in Norwegian (Bokmål): How (not) to encode referential gender

From tradition to inclusion: The pitfalls of generic gender grammar in Polish

An overview of gender-inclusive aspects concerning Romanian

Gender-inclusive language in Spanish: Where it is now and where it is headed

Gender-inclusive pronouns and gender conceptualization in Swedish. The role of the politicization of gender

Gender-neutral language in situations of minoritization: Some examples from Catalan and Breton

Index

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Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction and findings: Gender-inclusive language – Research and desiderata

Gender inclusive Czech language: The renaissance of collectives?

Gender-inclusive language in Dutch

Esimies or esihenkilö? Investigating the use of gender-exclusive and gender-inclusive occupational titles in Finnish

Joys and perils of gender inclusivity: How the French Senate passed a bill to ban écriture inclusive

Gender-fair language in German: Current situation and ongoing research

Gender language practices in Greek: Reform, uptake and metapragmatic stancetaking

Italian: Schwa-washing in activism, the media and publishing

Gender inclusive language in Norwegian (Bokmål): How (not) to encode referential gender

From tradition to inclusion: The pitfalls of generic gender grammar in Polish

An overview of gender-inclusive aspects concerning Romanian

Gender-inclusive language in Spanish: Where it is now and where it is headed

Gender-inclusive pronouns and gender conceptualization in Swedish. The role of the politicization of gender

Gender-neutral language in situations of minoritization: Some examples from Catalan and Breton

Index

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