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Gender and language in Sub-Saharan Africa : Tradition, struggle and change
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Gender and language in Sub-Saharan Africa : Tradition, struggle and change
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International Standard Book Number  
9789027272300 (electronic bk.)
International Standard Book Number  
9027272301 (electronic bk.)
International Standard Book Number  
9789027218742
International Standard Book Number  
9027218749
International Standard Book Number  
9781299283749
International Standard Book Number  
1299283748
Library of Congress Call Number  
P120.S48 G46 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification Number  
306.44081/0967306.440810967306.440967
Physical Description  
1 online resource (ix, 331 pages) : illustrations.
Series Statement  
IMPACT: Studies in Language and Society ; v. 33
General Note  
Description based on print version record.
General Note  
Appendix 2
Bibliography, Etc. Note  
Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-323) and index.
Formatted Contents Note  
완전내용Gender and Language in Sub-Saharan Africa; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Gender and language in sub-Saharan Africa: A valid epistemology?; Africa: A special continent?; Struggle and change; African 'contexts', African 'topics'?; This book; References; Part 1. Gender and linguistic description; 1. Issues of language and gender in iweto marriage as practised by the Kamba in Kenya; Introduction; The study rationale; Socio-cultural background; Kenyan normative marriage: Socio-cultural practices; Woman-to-woman marriages in Africa
Formatted Contents Note  
완전내용Woman-to-woman marriage in KenyaIweto marriage among the Kamba; The participants in the iweto marriage; Gender and iweto; Gender in naming conventions: Discourse surrounding iweto contextualised; Kamba people's language use surrounding the institution of marriage; Discourses and ideologies surrounding Kamba marriage and the iweto institution; Sexism in Kamba: The issue of equivalents; Construction of identities in the iweto marriage; Gender implications of Kamba naming conventions; Conclusion; References; Appendix; 2. Language, gender and age(ism) in Setswana; Background
Formatted Contents Note  
완전내용This study: Conceptualization, data and methodologyPreliminary quantitative findings; Findings and discussion; Conclusion; References; 3. Variation with gender in the tonal speech varieties of Kera (Chadic); Background: Tone in Kera; Kera consonants; This study; Perception experiment; Production experiment; Final observations; References; Part 2. Public settings and gendered language use; 4. Language, gender and social construction in a pre-school in Gaborone; Introduction; Background; Methodology; A critical approach to classroom discourse; Definitions, data analysis and discussion
Formatted Contents Note  
완전내용Data analysis and discussionConclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 5. Variation in address forms for Nigerian married and unmarried women in the workplace; Introduction; Background; Address pattern in status-marked settings; Methods; General findings: The role of seniority; Specific findings: Women and seniority; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Part 3. Mediated masculinities and femininities; 6. A new South African man? Beer, masculinity and social change; Introduction; Carling Black Label: From cowboy to New Man; Carling Black Label True Men TV commercial
Formatted Contents Note  
완전내용Discussion and conclusion: The New Man and social changeReferences; 7. The 'Tinto' image in contemporary Tswana songs: Masculinities in crisis?; Introduction; Tswana culture and song; Gender in the context of Botswana; Masculinity; The data; The bands; Theoretical framework and data analysis; Inferior masculinities: The semantic derogation of men in traditional songs; The 'home-breaker discourse' and Tswana masculinities; Dominant and dominated masculinities; The dogs: Criminal masculinities in Tswana songs; Constructing 'positive' masculinities?; Conclusion; References; Appendix 1
Summary, Etc.  
요약Much research on gender-based violence, especially sexual assault, indicate that women are often blamed for their predicament (Ehrlich 2002; Clark 1998). Prominent among the reasons given is 'indecent dressing' - which lures 'innocent' men to commit such crimes. Context therefore plays a major role in who is blamed. To contribute to this discussion, I discuss the role of context in apportioning blame in the two cases of sexual assault on a Ghanaian female artiste (Mzbel). This is done through the analysis of linguistic data from media reports, readers and Mzbel herself. The analysis shows that.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Gender identity Africa, Sub-Saharan
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Language and sex Africa, Sub-Saharan
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Sex role Africa, Sub-Saharan
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Sexism in language Africa, Sub-Saharan
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Linguistics Sociolinguistics.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Gender identity.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Language and languages.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Language and sex.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Sex role.
Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  
Sexism in language.
Subject Added Entry-Geographic Name  
Africa, Sub-Saharan Languages.
Subject Added Entry-Geographic Name  
Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Added Entry-Personal Name  
Atanga, Lilian Lem
Added Entry-Personal Name  
Ellece, Sibonile
Added Entry-Personal Name  
Litosseliti, Lia
Added Entry-Personal Name  
Sunderland, Jane , 1952
Additional Physical Form Entry  
Print version Gender and Language in Sub-Saharan Africa. Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013 9789027218742 (DLC) 2012043063 (OCoLC)816031945
Series Added Entry-Uniform Title  
Impact, studies in language and society ; 33.
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