Język protestu na demonstracjach publicznych kobiet w Polsce z perspektywy lingwistyki płci
The language of protest at the public women’s demonstrations in Poland from the perspective of gender linguistics

Author(s): Magdalena Steciąg
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: language of protest; women’s demonstrations; gender linguistics; slogans; flagship words
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyze the verbal message of the women’s demonstrations in Poland in 2016–2017. The research material consists of 100 slogans on the demonstration banners collected from pictures published online on Polish nationwide and local media. As most of them are used for self-identification, strategies for the formation of a female self/selves in the public sphere will be recognized. The analysis of the flagship words, in turn, will reveal the world of values and anti-values propagated during the protests. In addition, both anti-discrimination and discrediting strategies of the verbal message of the protesting women will be considered in the context of the degree of in- or exclusivity or the communication crisis in the Polish public sphere.

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