Gender-Neutral Writing: Extension of the Real of Signs That Make or Break the Difference

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Gender-Neutral Writing: Extension of the Real of Signs That Make or Break the Difference – Les genres récrits n° 2

For non-sexist (or inclusive) writing, abbreviated double forms (such as “étudiant·e·s”) are one of the possible resources to be exploited. In general, the signs used for abbreviations (dots, dashes or brackets) are relatively few in number. With the help of a text that is saturated with other formal processes, many alternative possibilities—sometimes useful, sometimes playful ones—are presented in this column.

Keywords:

  • non-sexist writing
  • French
  • abbreviations
  • signs
  • column

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Prof. Daniel Elmiger

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Institutions:

Université de Genève

Authors:

Daniel Elmiger

Publisher:

Association GSL, GLAD! Revue sur le langage, le genre, les sexualités 03 | 2017

Languages:

French

City:

Paris

Year:

2017

Themes:

Gender Studies

Disciplines:

Humanities

Research labels:

Language(s) – discourse – communication

Subjects:

Linguistics

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