linguistic marking/marked terms Flashcards
1
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What does linguistic marking/marked terms mean?
A
a language item stands out and is distinctive or unusual in some way.
2
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What can some terms that are ‘marked’ for gender be considered as?
A
sexist
3
Q
What are examples that relate to occupation, and what idea do they support?
A
- ‘fireman’
- ‘policeman’
- the common usage of these supports the idea that these are male professions.
4
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What are examples of gender-neutral terms and what are they used for?
A
- job advertisements
- official documents
- because they are considered to be more politically correct.
5
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What are some examples including the adjective ‘male’?
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- ‘male nurse’ and ‘male prostitute’
- because the adjective ‘male’ comes first in these phrases, these occupations are marked out as unusual for men.
6
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What does Julia Stanley (American linguist) say about marked terms?
A
- she refers to this as a woman having negative semantic space, because of the number of marked terms that exist to describe female equivalents of male roles.
7
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What is ‘female nurse’ an example of?
A
tautology (it weakens language because you are saying the same thing)
8
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What is also noted about marked terms?
A
- they show a distinct hierarchy in terms of who which genders are expected to fill which jobs.
