General Gender Theories - Lang in the Media/Gender and Power 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage and genderASOCR Created by: GrxcebmblbCreated on: 06-04-19 17:49 What is semantic derogation? The sense of negative meaning or connotation that some lexical items have attached to them. 1 of 16 How about semantic deterioration? The process by which negative connotations become attached to lexical items. 2 of 16 Which gender did Sara Mills state suffered more from semantic derogation? Females. Male terms, such as 'bachelor' suggest a positive attribute. 3 of 16 Julia Stanley talked about words associated between men and women. What did she say about the female words? The majority for women have sexual overtones. As much as 220 for female and 20 for male. 4 of 16 What did Stanley say this highlighted in language? Language embodies sexual inequality. As the words for men are more positive. 5 of 16 Muriel Shultz stated what about Stanley's discovery? This is no accident. Claims that it represents patriarchal order (power to men). 6 of 16 What is lexical asymmetry? Words are unequal in their associations and connotations. 7 of 16 Unmarked Terms? What we consider to be the norm. Words that are gender neutral E.G headteacher. 8 of 16 Marked terms? Words used to describe females to distuingish them from males. Male terms converted to female equivalent. 9 of 16 What do marked terms suggest about gender roles? That male roles are more important. Stanley refers to this as women having negative semantic space. 10 of 16 What is a diminuative suffix? An ending added to a word as a suffix to show that something is smaller. E.G duck becomes duckling. 11 of 16 Who came up with the idea that the English language is bias in favour of males? Anne Bodine. 12 of 16 Language centered around men - what is this called? Androcentric language. 13 of 16 What is the 'Ze' concept? A new concept in which you remain gender neutral. It is used as a pronoun instead of 'he' or 'she' and does not show a particular gender. 14 of 16 What is the idea of He/Man Language? Use of masculine pronouns such as 'he', 'his' and 'him' as generic pronouns no longer acceptable. 15 of 16 What is He/Man Language an example of? Exclusive language as it represents a male-centered world. 16 of 16
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