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UNINA9910792038203321 |
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Titolo |
Gender and language in Sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] ] : tradition, struggle and change / / edited by Lilian Atanga ... [et al.] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-28374-8 |
90-272-7230-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (343 p.) |
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Collana |
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Impact, studies in language and society, , 1385-7908 ; ; v. 33 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Language and sex - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Sexism in language - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Sex role - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Gender identity - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Africa, Sub-Saharan Languages |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Gender and linguistic description -- pt. 2. Public settings and gendered language use -- pt. 3. Mediated masculinities and femininities -- pt. 4. Gendered struggles and change -- pt. 5. Epilogue. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Much research on gender-based violence, especially sexual assault, indicate that women are often blamed for their predicament (Ehrlich 2002; Clark 1998). Prominent among the reasons given is 'indecent dressing' - which lures 'innocent' men to commit such crimes. Context therefore plays a major role in who is blamed. To contribute to this discussion, I discuss the role of context in apportioning blame in the two cases of sexual assault on a Ghanaian female artiste (Mzbel). This is done through the analysis of linguistic data from media reports, readers and Mzbel herself. The analysis shows that |
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