The recipient sociocultural situation as a factor in understanding author intent
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34864/heteroglossia.issn.2084-1302.nr18.art4Keywords:
sexist language, masculine generics, occupational sexism, language and societyAbstract
In this article, the sociocultural situation of the Polish readers of a popular crime series by Karin Wahlberg is contrasted with the situation of readers in Western countries. It is argued that a presentation of generic masculine words in the former setting as merely reflexive of gender inequalities that exist may prevent the Polish readers from homing in on what seems to be a message contained in the original, i.e. the capability of language to construe inequality and not just reflect it.
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