English - Glossary for language and gender

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Production
The way men and women use language differently
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Reception
How men and women are represented differently through language
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Sex
Biological differences between men ans women
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Gender
The differences in behavior and roles that are a result of societal expectations
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Socialization process
A process by which individuals' behaviours are conditioned and shaped
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Heteronormativity
A set of norms or expectations based on heterosexuality projected onto same sex couples
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Sexist
Prejudice, stereotyping, or discriminating, typically against women, on the basis of sex
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Patronyms/ Matronyms
A component, or form of your name based on your father's or mother's lineage
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Marking
Means that a language item stands out or is different from the norm in some way
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Tautology
Producing redundancy in meaning by saying the same thing twice
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Semantic derogation
A negative connotation placed on a word
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Representation
The creation of a mental image of something using signifying practices and symbolic systems
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Lexical priming
Describe the way words and phrases come with a kind of undercoat layer, built from habitual usage within the same context
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Functional labels
Processes (verbal groups), participants (nominal groups), and circumstances (adverbial groups)
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Folklinguistics
The attitudes and assumptions that are made regarding language that have no real evidence to support them
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How men and women are represented differently through language

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Biological differences between men ans women

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The differences in behavior and roles that are a result of societal expectations

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A process by which individuals' behaviours are conditioned and shaped

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