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Representation
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- 1Sapir-Whorf hypothesis of linguistic determinismThe concept that language determines thought and influences how we think
- 2Man-Made Language (Dale Spender)Social norm is ‘male’ so females become classified as a deviation of the norm, the idea of male power.
- 3The Euphemism Treadmill (Steven Pinker)The language or euphemisms provided in political correctness will constantly change as old terms and their associations are moved to the new terms.
- 4Muted-Group Theory (Ardener)The dominant groups in society use their status to mute those that are subordinate to them through their language.
- 5Muted-Group Theory (Kramarae)A muted group is a social group who have been overlooked and discounted within society through language use of the ‘elites’
E.g: white, rich, male etc. - 6Critical Discourse Analysis (Fairclough)The different types of power at work in different interactions:
Power in discourse
Power in Cross Cultural encounters
Power behind discourse - 7Lexical asymmetryWords for the same action being perceived as good or bad based on gender etc
E.g: Stud/Slut - 8Marked and unmarked pairsDifferentiating between the occupation etc of a male and female
E.g: Host/Hostess, Waiter/Waitress - 9Gendered collocationsAttributes of a person that are gender specific
E.g: Aggressive/Hysterical, Pretty/Handsome - 10‘Generic “He”The reoccurring presence of male terms used
E.g: ‘His’-tory, ‘Man’-kind
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