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Gender Key Terms
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- 1SexA biological terms which refers to whether you are male or female.
- 2GenderSociological differences. What you identify as.
- 3Gender neutral denotationWords that don't contain morphemes with specific gender connotations. E.g: lawyer, doctor, nurse. NOT policeman.
- 4Marked termsIncludes a diminuitive suffix e.g: -ess, -ette usually used to distinguish the female form.
- 5Semantic derogationHistorically, these were differentiated by sex alone but over time have gained different connotations and in some cases denotations e.g: mistress/master.
- 6PejorationA semantic shift which results in a less favourable connotation over time.
- 7Unmarked formThe measured norm against which marked lexical items can be compared.
- 8Marked formThat which stands out as different from a norm.
- 9Covert markingMarking that's understood. E.g: for the antonyms young and old (how old are you?) young is the marked term, old is unmarked.
- 10Overt markingMarking that takes place through affixation/modification e.g: actress.
- 11CollocationThe way in which words and phrases occur over and over again in certain predictable contexts.
- 12Gender neutral termsMany professions use politically correct terms that concern no specific gender. E.g: flight attendant instead of air hostess.
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- A Levels English Language (Language and Gender) Flashcards on Gender Key Terms, created by Hazel Meades on 07/03/2014.
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