Open AccessNew trends in the linguistic study of gender, its conceptualization and representation in modern English
Author(s) -
Elena Gritsenko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
voprosy psiholingvistiki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-6908
pISSN - 2077-5911
DOI - 10.30982/2077-5911-2021-49-3-60-73
Subject(s) - femininity , conceptualization , masculinity , linguistics , identity (music) , representation (politics) , sociology , psychology , denial , everyday life , gender history , gender studies , epistemology , political science , aesthetics , politics , philosophy , psychoanalysis , law
The article examines recent shifts in the English-based research on language and gender. It addresses the denial of gender binary structure, recognition of gender identity fluidity, which may transcend the established ideas about masculinity and femininity or constitute a complete rejection of gender. In the discursive practices of everyday life, these tendencies manifest themselves in the creation of new words and affixes, a change in the reference and combinability of the words that make up the core of the gender concept, as well as the emergence of new communicative norms and practices that legitimize individuals’ right to gender self-identification, non-heteronormative language and degenderization of communication. Research sample includes 250 text fragments from the English-language media, academic and specialized portals, lexicographic online resources, and everyday communication.