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On gender and sex in Polish.

Authors :
Jaworski, Adam
Source :
International Journal of the Sociology of Language; 1989, Vol. 1989 Issue 78, p83, 10p
Publication Year :
1989

Abstract

This article examines the distinction between language use and language structure that would detect any sign of sexism in the gender system in Poland. The Polish gender system is said to be grammatical and various authors differ in the importance they attach to the fact that in the case of animate and especially human, nouns, the Polish gender system is natural, so that roughly speaking masculine nouns refer to males and feminine nouns denote females.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01652516
Volume :
1989
Issue :
78
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
International Journal of the Sociology of Language
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
10473081
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1515/ijsl.1989.78.83