Public Attitudes Towards Gender-Inclusive Language

A Multilingual Perspective
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-11-120125-2
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 31, 417 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 740 g

Reihe: Language and Social Life [LSL]

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. Views of and attitudes towards the use of gender-inclusive language cover a broad spectrum between extreme ends, and even subject specialists hold conflicting views. Research on gender-inclusive language is very much a current trend in linguistics, including the so-called ‘genderless’ languages. However, the focus is mostly on structural issues, while sociolinguistic research on attitudes towards the use of gender-inclusive language is mostly missing. Some scattered work in this area has been published, but a more thorough understanding and conceptualisation of attitudes is still needed. Furthermore, a multilingual, comparative perspective is still missing. This edited volume will address these shortcomings.

Zielgruppe

Scholars in Linguistics, Psychology, Anthropology, Cultural Studi

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pfalzgraf, Falco

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie

Über Autor(innen)

Falco Pfalzgraf, Queen Mary University of London, UK.