THE MARGINALIZATION OF WOMEN AND THE FEMALE EXPERIENCE IN SERBIAN AND ENGLISH, AND THE STRUGGLE FOR GENDER-INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE

Marginalizam u religiji, nauci, filozofiji i umetnosti (2025) (pp. 459-464) 

 

AUTOR(I) / AUTHOR(S): Julijana Kojić, Erin Reese

 

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DOI: 10.46793/841115.XXV.459K

SAŽETAK / ABSTRACT:

Language reflects, but also shapes social relations, identities and hierarchies. In this essay we reflect on the different challenges feminist linguists perceive within their own cultural contexts and respective language structures, focusing on Serbian and English languages. Different grammatical structures of the two languages necessitate different approaches for the development and nurturing of gender inclusive language.

KLJUČNE REČI / KEYWORDS:

language, linguistics, gender equality, feminism, patriarchy, privilege, misogyny

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