Prospects and challenges of gender neutralization in Russian
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چکیده
Abstract Feminist linguistic activism has gained prominence among Western feminists as a way to eliminate sexism in language and everyday life. In Russian, gender specification (known feminitivy ) represents the mainstream approach practiced by grassroots feminist reformers. However, alternative approaches aimed at neutralization proliferate. The paper examines prospects challenges of both writing oral speech. Results survey documenting attitudes Russian-speaking LGBTQI communities reform attempts are presented, with special focus on comparison between neutralization.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Russian Linguistics
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1572-8714', '0304-3487']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11185-021-09241-6