Language and Gender Flashcards
Heteronormativity
A set of norms or expectations based on heterosexuality. For example, the idea that in a gay couple, one partner should be ‘the man’ or ‘the woman’.
Sex
A classification of people into ‘man’ or ‘woman’ based on biological characteristics.
Anthropomorphism
Imposing human qualities on the animals and objects around us.
Generic
For general use or general reference.
Marking
In language study, identifying an item as different from the norm.
Tautology
Producing redundancy in meaning by saying the same thing twice.
Cyborg
A blend of ‘cybernetic’ and ‘organism’ describing a part machine, part human individual.
Patronyms
Names that reflect male lines of inheritance.
Endearment
A term used to address someone without using the persons name.
Matronyms
Names that reflect female lines of inheritance.
Collocation
The regular occurrence of a word or phrase alongside others.
Concordance Line
A line of text from a corpus, showing where the searched item occurred within a sentence or utterance.
Lexical Priming
The way in which some words appear to be ready-made for certain meanings, as a result of their habitual use in the same contexts.
Speech Event
A spoken interaction of a recognisable type. For example, a lecture or phone call.
Vocal Fry
A vocal effect where the speaker produces a rasping, creaky sound by blowing air through the vocal chords.
