How Gender Shapes the World
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Date of Publication: 20 September 2018
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Product details:
ISBN13: | 9780198826156 |
ISBN10: | 019882615X |
Binding: | Paperback |
No. of pages: | 288 pages |
Size: | 233x163x18 mm |
Weight: | 442 g |
Language: | English |
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Short description:
This book focuses on how gender in its many guises - Linguistic, Natural, Social - is reflected in human languages, how it features in myths and metaphors, and the role it plays in human cognition. Examples are drawn from all over the world, with a special focus on Aikhenvald's extensive fieldwork in Amazonia and New Guinea.
Long description:
This is a book about the multi-faceted notion of gender. Gender differences form the basis for family life, patterns of socialization, distribution of tasks, and spheres of responsibilities. The way gender is articulated shapes the world of individuals, and of the societies they live in. Gender has three faces: Linguistic Gender-the original sense of 'gender'-is a feature of many languages and reflects the division of nouns into grammatical classes or genders (feminine, masculine,This is a book about the multi-faceted notion of gender. Gender differences form the basis for family life, patterns of socialization, distribution of tasks, and spheres of responsibilities. The way gender is articulated shapes the world of individuals, and of the societies they live in. Gender has three faces: Linguistic Gender-the original sense of 'gender'-is a feature of many languages and reflects the division of nouns into grammatical classes or genders (feminine, masculine, neuter, and so on); Natural Gender, or sex, refers to the division of animates into males and females; and Social Gender reflects the social implications and norms of being a man or a woman (or perhaps something else). Women and men may talk and behave differently, depending on conventions within the societies they live in, and their role in language maintenance can also vary. The book focuses on how gender in its many guises is reflected in human languages, how it features in myths and metaphors, and the role it plays in human cognition. Examples are drawn from all over the world, with a special focus on Aikhenvald's extensive fieldwork in Amazonia and New Guinea.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and conventions
List of boxes, figures, schemes, and tables
The multifaceted Gender
Linguistic Gender and its expression
Round women and long men: Physical properties in Linguistic Gender
What are Linguistic Genders good for?
Gender meanings in grammar and lexicon
The rise and fall of Linguistic Genders
Manly women and womanly men: The effects of gender reversal
The images of gender
When men and women speak differently
The rituals of gender
Gender in grammar and society
The heart of the matter: Envoi
References
Index of languages, linguistic families, and peoples
Index of authors
Index of subjects
Abbreviations and conventions
List of boxes, figures, schemes, and tables
The multifaceted Gender
Linguistic Gender and its expression
Round women and long men: Physical properties in Linguistic Gender
What are Linguistic Genders good for?
Gender meanings in grammar and lexicon
The rise and fall of Linguistic Genders
Manly women and womanly men: The effects of gender reversal
The images of gender
When men and women speak differently
The rituals of gender
Gender in grammar and society
The heart of the matter: Envoi
References
Index of languages, linguistic families, and peoples
Index of authors
Index of subjects