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200 00$aGender and language in Sub-Saharan Africa$b[electronic resource] $etradition, struggle and change /$fedited by Lilian Atanga ... [et al.]
210   $aAmsterdam $cJohn Benjamins Pub. Co.$d2013
215   $a1 online resource (343 p.)
225 1 $aImpact, studies in language and society,$x1385-7908 ;$vv. 33
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a90-272-1874-9 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $apt. 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.
330   $aMuch 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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606   $aSexism in language$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan
606   $aSex role$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan
606   $aGender identity$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan
607   $aAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xLanguages
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aLanguage and sex
615  0$aSexism in language
615  0$aSex role
615  0$aGender identity
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