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2006-01-01

Women’s language: a struggle to overcome inequality

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women’s language, Nu Shu, Láadan, inclusive linguistic masculine forms, masculine and feminine linguistic forms, inclusive feminine linguistic forms (es)

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This paper attempts to show that the intellectual construct women's language is entirely justified on a political, ideological, and economic basis that stresses the fact that women have historically been victims of overt (and covert) discrimination and exploitation in our society. Linguistically speaking, however, a women's language seems not to exist in traditional strict terms, but rather as a rhetorical term used in the form of a synecdoche. Despite their incompleteness, two attempts of characterizing truly women languages, Nu Shu and Láadan, are discussed, underlining and recognizing their legitimate symbolic value as equalizing manoeuvres. Women have resorted to more subtle linguistic means to emerge as visible agents in our society. Linguistic resources go from a passive acceptance of the traditional all-inclusive generic masculine forms, through the equalizing use of both masculine and feminine markers, to the most progressive, liberal and controversial strategies of using feminizing forms, i.e. all-inclusive generic feminine forms. Women's struggle to overcome inequity and inequality is a legitimate endeavour which is leaving visible linguistic traces in our languages. Women are changing languages around the world.

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APA

Bolaños Cuellar, S. (2006). Women’s language: a struggle to overcome inequality. Forma y Función, (19), 137–162. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/formayfuncion/article/view/18122

ACM

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Bolaños Cuellar, S. 2006. Women’s language: a struggle to overcome inequality. Forma y Función. 19 (ene. 2006), 137–162.

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Bolaños Cuellar, S. Women’s language: a struggle to overcome inequality. Forma. func. 2006, 137-162.

ABNT

BOLAÑOS CUELLAR, S. Women’s language: a struggle to overcome inequality. Forma y Función, [S. l.], n. 19, p. 137–162, 2006. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/formayfuncion/article/view/18122. Acesso em: 29 mar. 2024.

Chicago

Bolaños Cuellar, Sergio. 2006. «Women’s language: a struggle to overcome inequality». Forma Y Función, n.º 19 (enero):137-62. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/formayfuncion/article/view/18122.

Harvard

Bolaños Cuellar, S. (2006) «Women’s language: a struggle to overcome inequality», Forma y Función, (19), pp. 137–162. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/formayfuncion/article/view/18122 (Accedido: 29 marzo 2024).

IEEE

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S. Bolaños Cuellar, «Women’s language: a struggle to overcome inequality», Forma. func., n.º 19, pp. 137–162, ene. 2006.

MLA

Bolaños Cuellar, S. «Women’s language: a struggle to overcome inequality». Forma y Función, n.º 19, enero de 2006, pp. 137-62, https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/formayfuncion/article/view/18122.

Turabian

Bolaños Cuellar, Sergio. «Women’s language: a struggle to overcome inequality». Forma y Función, no. 19 (enero 1, 2006): 137–162. Accedido marzo 29, 2024. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/formayfuncion/article/view/18122.

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Bolaños Cuellar S. Women’s language: a struggle to overcome inequality. Forma. func. [Internet]. 1 de enero de 2006 [citado 29 de marzo de 2024];(19):137-62. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/formayfuncion/article/view/18122

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