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Boys will be boys: an example of biased and exclusive usage
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Steven M. Kaplan
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November 21, 2020
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Boys will be boys encapsulates most of what is wrong with patriarchy, hegemonic masculinity, gender roles, victimisation of females, and the gender binary, all of which play crucial roles in the continued subjugation and oppression of females in our society. Although most general English dictionaries provide a definition for this expression, this paper will demonstrate how they mischaracterise it, and therefore legitimise the repressive, destructive, and violent manifestations of this cultural mindset. After a brief review of the literature, the paraphrases of meaning that several popular dictionaries provide for this expression will be scrutinised. These will be contrasted with a bias-free and inclusive paraphrase of meaning, to be followed by a discussion and conclusions<fnote> This paper is based on content from my doctoral dissertation, Kaplan (2020).</fnote>.
Keywords: article structure; bias-free and inclusive usage; biased and exclusive usage; biased lexicographical coverage; boys will be boys; culturally-aware lexicography; dictionary culture; female oppression; gender binary; gender roles; hegemonic masculinity; inclusive lexicography; patriarchy
Online erschienen: 2020-11-21
Erschienen im Druck: 2020-11-25
© 2020 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
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Keywords for this article
article structure;
bias-free and inclusive usage;
biased and exclusive usage;
biased lexicographical coverage;
boys will be boys;
culturally-aware lexicography;
dictionary culture;
female oppression;
gender binary;
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