Feminization Nomina Agentis of the Belarusian Language and the Problem of Colonization Cover Image

Фемінізацыя nomina agentis беларускай мовы і праблема каланізацыі
Feminization Nomina Agentis of the Belarusian Language and the Problem of Colonization

Author(s): Uladzislau Ivanou
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Палітычная сфера
Keywords: Colonialism; Linguistic Colonialism; Decolonization; Feminization of Language; Feminization Nomina Agentis; Language Policy

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with a narrow and rather marginal linguistic topic – the feminization Nomina agentis of the Belarusian language. At firts sight, the topic seems too narrow, but its understanding and artciulation in the light of the present debates around the Belarusian language, as well as in the light of feminism, leads to the colonialist perspective. The examples of acception and rejection of feminization show clearly that the official language is a colonial product, which refers to the stylistic norms of the Russian language.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 16-17
  • Page Range: 073-086
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Belarusian