gender terminology 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageLanguage and genderASAQA Created by: jessreidxxCreated on: 01-06-15 15:12 marked terms lexical items marked to distinguish them from those used to describe males. e.g. lioness 1 of 12 unmarked terms the measured norm e.g. lion 2 of 12 covert marking where one item in a pair is seen as the norm and another as deviant. e.g. young and old- "how old are you" not "how young are you" 3 of 12 overt marking a more obvious form of marking through the addition of the suffix -ess e.g. actress and waitress. 4 of 12 semantic derogation lexical items with negative meanings or connotations attached e.g. **** 5 of 12 semantic deterioration the process by which negative connotations become attached to lexical items e.g. ****** 6 of 12 amelioration when a word acquires a more positive meaning e.g. knight, lad 7 of 12 pejoration when a word changes meaning in a negative way e.g. hussy used to mean house wife, now means a woman with a lack of sexual moral. 8 of 12 lexical asymmetry the mbalance between names and gender e.g. master and mistress. 9 of 12 socialisation process individuals behaviours are conditioned and shaped. 10 of 12 folklinguistics assumptions about language that have no real evidence. 11 of 12 covert prestige a form of high status given to non-standard forms. 12 of 12
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