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Gender, Discourse and Ideology in ItalianFeminine Forms Between Recommendations and Usages

Gender, Discourse and Ideology in Italian: Feminine Forms Between Recommendations and Usages [Academia is paying attention to ‘masculine as a norm’ with the aim to unravel the intricate relation between language and a sexist and historically male-oriented society. Activists, among whom, politicians, are also raising their voices to challenge the discursive status quo of language which reproduces an imbalanced society. Feminist linguist Alma Sabatini bequeathed both academics and activists a series of leaflets containing examples of how to avoid sexism in the Italian language, written in the late 1980s. However, in investigating online commentaries and speakers’ attitudes towards gendered language, resistance in using marked feminine is still a major concern. Speakers point to several reasons for rejecting a fairer language: opposition to what is known, relevance to gender parity, and the un-aesthetic nature of these forms.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Gender, Discourse and Ideology in ItalianFeminine Forms Between Recommendations and Usages

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
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978-3-319-96555-0
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81 –134
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10.1007/978-3-319-96556-7_3
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[Academia is paying attention to ‘masculine as a norm’ with the aim to unravel the intricate relation between language and a sexist and historically male-oriented society. Activists, among whom, politicians, are also raising their voices to challenge the discursive status quo of language which reproduces an imbalanced society. Feminist linguist Alma Sabatini bequeathed both academics and activists a series of leaflets containing examples of how to avoid sexism in the Italian language, written in the late 1980s. However, in investigating online commentaries and speakers’ attitudes towards gendered language, resistance in using marked feminine is still a major concern. Speakers point to several reasons for rejecting a fairer language: opposition to what is known, relevance to gender parity, and the un-aesthetic nature of these forms.]

Published: Sep 5, 2018

Keywords: Feminine Form; Fair Language; surveySurvey; Crusca; Masculine Form

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