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

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.44081/0967
• Soggetto topico: Language and sex - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Sexism in language - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Sex role - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Gender identity - Africa, Sub-Saharan
• Soggetto geografico: Africa, Sub-Saharan Languages
• Altri autori: AtangaLilian Lem
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Gender and language in Sub-Saharan Africa
• ISBN: 1-299-28374-8; 90-272-7230-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808342303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Impact, studies in language and society ; ; v. 33.