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<p>In this paper, the various arguments that have been presented with respect to usage of generic masculine forms and pair/feminine forms are discussed and analysed. The source of the data is provided by a questionnaire carried out in October 2019, including a sample of answers and comments from Slovak, Czech and Polish respondents. In the study, two dominant views on generic masculine forms, arbitrary and semantic, are introduced and discussed against empirical findings from many experiments and studies. The material from the questionnaire is qualitatively analysed with respect to the axiological reactions of the respondents. The language attitudes are further classified into eight categories: representation, offensiveness, addressing, economy, textual qualities, language naturalness, tradition and ideological markedness. The attitudes of participants from both “camps” are quoted to illustrate the argumentation process yielding to the acceptance or rejection of forms substantiating gender-inclusive language.</p>
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In this paper, the various arguments that have been presented with respect to usage of generic masculine forms and pair/feminine forms are discussed and analysed. The source of the data is provided by a questionnaire carried out in October 2019, including a sample of answers and comments from Slovak, Czech and Polish respondents. In the study, two dominant views on generic masculine forms, arbitrary and semantic, are introduced and discussed against empirical findings from many experiments and studies. The material from the questionnaire is qualitatively analysed with respect to the axiological reactions of the respondents. The language attitudes are further classified into eight categories: representation, offensiveness, addressing, economy, textual qualities, language naturalness, tradition and ideological markedness. The attitudes of participants from both “camps” are quoted to illustrate the argumentation process yielding to the acceptance or rejection of forms substantiating gender-inclusive language.

Attitudes Towards Gender-Inclusive Language Among Slovak, Czech, and Polish Speakers

Department of Slovak and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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In this paper, the various arguments that have been presented with respect to usage of generic masculine forms and pair/feminine forms are discussed and...

Attitudes Towards Gender-Inclusive Language Among Slovak, Czech, and Polish Speakers

Published Online: Mar 27, 2023

Page range: 395 - 420

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0015

Keywords
gender-inclusive language, language attitudes, generic masculine forms, pair forms, alternative forms, feminine forms, questionnaire

© 2022 Martina Ivanová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Attitudes Towards Gender-Inclusive Language Among Slovak, Czech, and Polish Speakers

Published Online: Mar 27, 2023

Page range: 395 - 420

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0015

Keywordsgender-inclusive language, language attitudes, generic masculine forms, pair forms, alternative forms, feminine forms, questionnaire

© 2022 Martina Ivanová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
gender-inclusive language, language attitudes, generic masculine forms, pair forms, alternative forms, feminine forms, questionnaire