Gender and language sex vs gender view of language sex gender biological explanation pre feminist Linguistics sexiest language area of bais change in language

1. Presented to
Ma’am Rahat ch
Topic
Gender and Language
Chapter No-01
Presented by
Abdul Rehman
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2. A View of Language
• Language shows our identity
• Dynamic
• Complex
In what ways can Language shape how we see
ourselves and the world?
• Who we are? (Religion,age,class)
• What we are talking?
• For what purpose?

3. Sex And
Gender
SEX
Sex refers to biological
maleness and
femaleness
GENDER
Socially constructed
Cultural constructions
Something we do
Something we perform

4. Biological
Explanation
MALE
 Active
 Rational
 More suitable for certain jobs
 Worker
 provider
 pay gap FEMALE
 Passive
 Emotional
 Nurturer
 Carer
 Subordinate
 inferior

5. PreFeminist
Linguistics
According to Jespersen
Man is linguistics innovator
Women use less extensive
vocabulary
According to Trudgill
Women use non standard forms
than men
Women are more status
concious

6. Sexist
Language
1960
Hierarchical Relationship
One is Norm other is
inferior
generics
(he/his/him,manmade/man
kind)

7. Areasofbais
Sex specification
(authoress,use of she for
boats and countries)
Modifiers (lady doctor,
female teacher, Male
Nurse
Diminish person’s prestige

8. Areasofbais
Semantic derogation(
professional woman
/mistress)
Asymmetricals (chairman,
Salesman,policeman)
Connotations ( mother is
carer Man is provider)

9. Changingin
Language
Change as a result of
social,Political economic
process
Change with the change
in lifestyle
change in sexist
language

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