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Przemiany postaw względem feminatywów w polskim dyskursie publicznym
Changes in attitudes towards feminatives in the Polish public discourse

Author(s): Konstancja Obidzińska
Subject(s): Sociolinguistics, Social Theory
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: feminativum; langauge; linguistic change; linguistic tradition; social change; feminism; Poland’s political arena;

Summary/Abstract: This paper addresses the subject of feminatives in the Polish public discourse. It describes the changing attitudestoward the use of female occupational and titular names over the years. The author reviews scholarly works,popular science articles and media speeches (TEDx) on the use of feminatives and showing social attitudestowards them. The analysis is complemented by a case study of a specific area of discourse on feminatives –that of the Polish political sphere in 2023.

  • Issue Year: 32/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 69-81
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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