Gendered neologisms and social transformation / Maria Szymańska

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Szymańska, Maria, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in language, gender and sexuality

Cambridge elements. Elements in language, gender and sexuality, 2634-8772

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics.

English language--New words.

English language.

Language and sex.

sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"This Element investigates the emergence and social significance of gendered neologisms– new lexical formations that encode gender within existing expressions, such as ‘mansplaining’, ‘girlboss’,or ‘manny’. Situated at the intersection of sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and morphology, the Element explores how such words arise in response to changing social realities and how they participate in contemporary debates about gender, identity, and power. Drawing on corpus-assisted analysis of journalistic and public discourse, the study examines both the structural formation and the evolving meanings of these neologisms. The findings reveal that gender markers such as ‘man-’or ‘girl-’ rarely function as simple descriptors; instead, they carry metaphorical and evaluative meanings rooted in cultural expectations and gender stereotypes"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Gendered neologisms and gender in language

The structural and semantic dimensions of gendered neologisms

Gendered neologisms in discourse

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed August 26, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Szymańska, Maria Gendered neologisms and social transformation

ISBN:

9781009785761

1009785761

9781009785785

1009785788

OCLC:

1612545684

Publisher Number:

CIPO000421305

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license