genderlect
genderlect noun: a dialect associated with a particular gender.
Noun
genderlect (plural genderlects)
- A dialect associated with a particular gender.
- The men who interact with Tenar, including men who speak in the Old Speech, use a genderlect that shows their dominance and superiority.2001, Laura B. Comoletti, Michael D. C. Drout, “How They Do Things with Words: Language, Power, Gender, and the Priestly Wizards of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Books”, in Children's Literature...
- Hiatt has no doubt about the existence of a distinct 'feminine style' or genderlect and even offers a theory of how it arose, which is that the male world of action 'emphasizes events and decisions rather than perceptive observations of people'.2002, Harold Love, “Gender and authorship”, in Attributing Authorship: An Introduction, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 119
- Synonyms:
- genderspeak
Synonyms of genderlect
Forms of genderlect
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Origin of genderlect
From gender + -lect. Coined by American linguist Wayne Dickerson in 1974.
Words formed from genderlect
Questions about genderlect
- What does genderlect mean?
- Genderlect means a dialect associated with a particular gender.
- What part of speech is genderlect?
- Genderlect is a noun.
- What is the plural of genderlect?
- The plural of genderlect is genderlects.
Words near genderlect in the dictionary
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