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Marked terms
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Words that reveal a person's gender, e.g. policeMAN, wife.
Some words are marked by a feminising suffix, e.g. actress, usherette, comedienne. This implies the male version is original so it seems superior to the female version. |
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Unmarked terms
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Words that don't reveal the person's gender. E.g. Police officer, spouse.
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Generic terms
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When a marked term is applied to men and women.
Nearly always masculine terms used to mean people, generally. (mankind, man the desk) They refer to everyone but can make women seem invisible by ignoring them. When this occurs, women are said to be 'occupying negative semantic space'. |
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Lexical asymmetry
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Pairs of words with a similar meaning that aren't equally balanced. (Bachelor/Spinster)
Bachelor is positive, independent, carefree. Spinster is negative, lonely. |
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Patronising terms
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Words that imply superiority of the speaker. Implying someone is younger, e.g. girls, young lady.
Terms of endearment in some cases, e.g. love, dear. Patronising terms are contextual, e.g. calling a female colleague 'love' may be patronising, but couples calling each other 'love' may not be. |
