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Prospects and challenges of gender neutralization in Russian.
- Source :
- Russian Linguistics; Jul2021, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p143-158, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Feminist linguistic activism has gained prominence among Western feminists as a way to eliminate sexism in language and everyday life. In Russian, gender specification (known as feminitivy) represents the mainstream approach practiced by grassroots feminist reformers. However, alternative approaches aimed at gender neutralization proliferate. The paper examines the prospects and challenges of gender neutralization both in writing and oral speech. Results of a survey documenting attitudes of Russian-speaking feminist and LGBTQI communities to language reform attempts are presented, with a special focus on comparison between gender specification and gender neutralization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- GENDER
SEXISM in language
ACTIVISM
FEMINISM
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03043487
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Russian Linguistics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152182911
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11185-021-09241-6