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This edited book explores the ambiguity and overlap in the usage of terms such as gender-inclusive , gender-fair , and gender-neutral across various disciplines and languages, aiming to achieve conceptual clarity and advocate for standardisation. The authors examine different aspects of gender-inclusivity in European languages including Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, and Swedish. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of fields such as Linguistics, Psychology, Anthropology, and Cultural Studies.
List of contents
1.Introduction: Gender-neutral, Gender-fair, Gender-inclusive Towards Conceptual Clarity across European Languages.- 2. Geschlechtergerechte, gendergerechte or rather geschlechtsneutrale Sprache? An exploration of terminology and concepts related to gender-fair language use in German .- 3. How to label gender-fair language use in Dutch. A discussion of the main terms genderbewust gender-aware , genderneutraal gender-neutral and genderinclusief gender-inclusive in and outside academia.- 4.Conceptual reflections on gender and language in Swedish.- 5. You can t be (gender-)neutral on a moving train: Inclusivity and nonbinarity in English.- 6. The politics of gender in French: understanding complex language policies in France.- 7. Lingua, linguaggio, genere e inclusività: conceptualising language and gender in Italian.- 8. Non-sexist, gender-inclusive and gender-neutral language in Spanish: sociolinguistic evolution and current challenges.- 9. Gender-inclusive Romanian: Labels and Instit
About the author
Falco Pfalzgraf is Reader in German Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Summary
This edited book explores the ambiguity and overlap in the usage of terms such as “gender-inclusive”, “gender-fair”, and “gender-neutral” across various disciplines and languages, aiming to achieve conceptual clarity and advocate for standardisation. The authors examine different aspects of gender-inclusivity in European languages including Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, and Swedish. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of fields such as Linguistics, Psychology, Anthropology, and Cultural Studies.
