Open AccessLinguistic power bases and structures in <i>Kopstukke</i> (1992) by Jeanne Goosen
Author(s) -
Barbara Bosch
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
literator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2219-8237
pISSN - 0258-2279
DOI - 10.4102/lit.v17i1.585
Subject(s) - linguistics , dominance (genetics) , linguistic analysis , power (physics) , sociology , perception , philosophy , epistemology , physics , biology , biochemistry , quantum mechanics , gene
This article argues that in Kopstukke a linguistic analysis of the text can illustrate how specific gendered relations operating within the text are supported by the linguistic fibre of the text. In Kopstukke the linguistic ecology which is created within the boundaries of the text supports a "postfeminist" perception of gendered relations and relations of dominance in general. It is argued that by violating certain stereotypical linguistic boundaries (e.g. syntactic structures, linguistic taboos, discourse strategies), barriers operating within the society (which is mirrored in the text) are dismantled