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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808342303321

Titolo

Gender and language in Sub-Saharan Africa : tradition, struggle and change / / edited by Lilian Atanga ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2013

ISBN

1-299-28374-8

90-272-7230-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Collana

Impact, studies in language and society, , 1385-7908 ; ; v. 33

Altri autori (Persone)

AtangaLilian Lem

Disciplina

306.44081/0967

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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