Language and Gender || Definitions

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  • Created on: 29-05-17 14:40
Heteronormativity
A set of norms or expectations based on heterosexuality. For example, the idea that in a gay couple, one partner should be 'masculine' and the other 'feminine'
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Sex
A classification of people into 'man' or 'woman' based on biological characteristics
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Anthropomorphism
Imposing human qualities on the animals and objects around us
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Generic
For general use or general reference
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Marking
In language study, identifying an item as different from the norm
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Tautology
Producing redundancy in meaning by saying the same thing twice
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Cyborg
A blend of 'cybernetic' and 'organism' describing a part machine, part human individual
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Patronyms
Names that reflect male lines of inheritance
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Endearment
A term used to address someone without using the person's name
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Matronyms
Names that reflect female lines of inheritance
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Collocation
The regular occurrence of a word or phrase alongside others
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Concordance Line
A line of text from a corpus, showing where the searched item occurred within a sentence or utterance
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Lexical Priming
The way in which some words appear to be ready-made for certain meanings, as a result of their habitual use in the same contexts
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Speech Event
A spoken interaction of a recognizable type. For example, a lecture of a phonecall
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Vocal Fry
A vocal effect where the speaker produces a rasping, creaky sound by blowing air through the vocal chords
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