Diachronic gender demeaning of women naming
Diachronic gender demeaning of women naming

Summary/Abstract: This piece of research is meant to highlight the divergent evolution of the paired words referring to men and women, which concluded in a constantly neutral connotation of the masculine words and in some demeaning connotations for the feminine words. Without attempting at providing explanations for this phenomenon, the article is only meant to increase awareness on the different evolution of the words referring to men and women as a key element of the social representation of the two genders.

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