Feminism and Sexist Language

Authors

  • วรเทพ ว่องสรรพการ คณะศิลปศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยรังสิต

Keywords:

Feminism, Philosophy of Language, Women's Rights, Sexist Language

Abstract

Sexist language is one of the language usage problems the interested feminist philosophers. It reflects the attitudes of gender inequality and the low status of women in society. The article surveys the varieties of characteristic in language that lacks gender neutrality. It also proposes the arguments of those who deny the gender inequality in language. In the conclusion, the language usage does relate to gender equality and status of women in society. The articles suggests solving the gender discrimination by reforming the language usage, change the terms or Proposition in daily usage, and change the attitudes of gender equality in deeper level.

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Published

2020-02-06

How to Cite

ว่องสรรพการ ว. (2020). Feminism and Sexist Language. Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Silpakorn University, 35(2), 123–140. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jasu/article/view/239096