Comparative Analysis of Existing Guidelines for Gender-Fair Language within the ITN LCG Network. ITN-LCG, Workpackage B: Report on Milestone 1

Moser, Franziska; Sato, Sayaka; Chiarini, Tania; Dmitrow - Devold, Karolina; Kuhn, Elisabeth (2011). Comparative Analysis of Existing Guidelines for Gender-Fair Language within the ITN LCG Network. ITN-LCG, Workpackage B: Report on Milestone 1 Marie Curie Initial Training Network

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Guidelines for a gender-fair use of the languages represented in the ITN LCG network were analyzed comparatively for specific criteria. All institutional or governmental guidelines aim at attenuating male-biased representations that are brought about by certain grammatical structures of the respective language. These guidelines primarily focus on the use of masculine forms as generics because they reduce the visibility of women in language. The comparison shows that
guidelines for English, a language without grammatical gender, emphasize neutralization as a means of referring to both sexes. This differs from grammatical gender languages, such as German and Italian, in which feminine-masculine word-pairs are recommended in order to avoid the masculine bias. The guidelines all aim to promote the formulation of comprehensive and readable texts that are free of discrimination.

Item Type:	Report (Report)
Division/Institute:	07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Social Neuroscience and Social Psychology
UniBE Contributor:	Moser, Franziska
Subjects:	100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
Publisher:	Marie Curie Initial Training Network
Language:	English
Submitter:	Franziska Moser
Date Deposited:	12 Jul 2016 11:18
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:56
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/82140