Redefining the Hypernym Mensch:in in German - Gender, Sexuality, and Personhood

Redefining the Hypernym Mensch:in in German: Gender, Sexuality, and Personhood examines how the verbalization of 'human' in gender normative terms results in implicit exclusion. Situated in the tension between traditional rules and progressive language use, this book criticizes the heteronormativity of masculine hypernyms and argues for the adoption of gender-inclusive linguistic practices.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Conceptionalization of the Human as Heteromasculine
Chapter 2 The Man, the Human Being and Gender
Chapter 3 The Change of Categories in the Heterohuman Order

About the author

Maria Pober teaches at the Department for German Studies at the University of Vienna.

Product details

• Authors: Maria Pober
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9781793638052
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-805-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Lexicography, german, Sociolinguistics, Gender studies, gender groups, Lexicography