Public attitudes towards gender-inclusive language : a multilingual perspective / edited by Falco Pfalzgraf.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pfalzgraf, Falco, editor.

Series:

Language and social life (Mouton de Gruyter) ; Volume 31.

Language and Social Life [LSL] Series ; Volume 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonsexist language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2024]

Summary:

The (potential) use of gender-inclusive language is being discussed controversially in the public sphere.Opinions on it have increasingly been voiced by individuals as well as organisations.These include state institutions, private associations, subject specialists such as linguists, and private individuals / laypeople.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction and findings: Public attitudes towards gender-inclusive language - A multilingual perspective

Finnish and Spanish speakers' attitudes towards gender-inclusive language in English

The gender-inclusive language debate in France: A battle to save the soul of the nation?

Online attitudes towards gender-inclusive language in French

Using gender-inclusive language in German? It's a question of attitude . . .

Motivations for the use of gender-fair language in research literature in German academia

On the "invention" of the Gendersprache in German media discourse

Attitudes of the purist association Verein Deutsche Sprache (VDS) towards gender-inclusive use of German. A conceptual expansion of the term linguistic purism

Using pair forms, criticizing the gender star - Attitudes towards binary and non-binary gender-inclusive language in German

Gender-inclusive strategies in Italian: stereotypes and attitudes

Attitudes toward sexist/nonsexist language in Chinese

Opposition discourse in the public debate on gender-inclusive language in Poland

Myths and models concerning gender inclusivity and non-binary forms in Romanian

Ten years with hen. Attitudes towards the Swedish gender-neutral pronoun hen in public online comments and official language recommendations (2012-2022)

Attitudes toward gender-inclusive pronouns in Swedish and English

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9783111202280

3111202283

OCLC:

1452128520