30.235, Books: How Gender Shapes the World: Aikhenvald

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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 22:27:24
From: Alyssa Russell [Alyssa.Russell at oup.com]
Subject: How Gender Shapes the World: Aikhenvald

 


Title: How Gender Shapes the World 
Publication Year: 2018 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/how-gender-shapes-the-world-9780198826156 


Author: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald

Paperback: ISBN:  9780198826156 Pages: 288 Price: U.S. $ 35.00


Abstract:

This is a book about the multi-faceted notion of gender. Gender differences
form the basis for family life, patterns of socialization, distribution of
tasks, and spheres of responsibilities. The way gender is articulated shapes
the world of individuals, and of the societies they live in. Gender has three
faces: Linguistic Gender-the original sense of 'gender'-is a feature of many
languages and reflects the division of nouns into grammatical classes or
genders (feminine, masculine,This is a book about the multi-faceted notion of
gender. Gender differences form the basis for family life, patterns of
socialization, distribution of tasks, and spheres of responsibilities. The way
gender is articulated shapes the world of individuals, and of the societies
they live in. Gender has three faces: Linguistic Gender-the original sense of
'gender'-is a feature of many languages and reflects the division of nouns
into grammatical classes or genders (feminine, masculine, neuter, and so on);
Natural Gender, or sex, refers to the division of animates into males and
females; and Social Gender reflects the social implications and norms of being
a man or a woman (or perhaps something else). Women and men may talk and
behave differently, depending on conventions within the societies they live
in, and their role in language maintenance can also vary. The book focuses on
how gender in its many guises is reflected in human languages, how it features
in myths and metaphors, and the role it plays in human cognition. Examples are
drawn from all over the world, with a special focus on Aikhenvald's extensive
fieldwork in Amazonia and New Guinea.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Morphology
                     Pragmatics
                     Semantics
                     Sociolinguistics
                     Syntax


Written In: English  (eng)

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