Le français non‐binaire

Linguistic forms used by non‐binary speakers of French

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8939490
AutoresKris Aric Knisely (0000-0001-8794-7202, Department of French and Italian University of Arizona Tucson Arizona USA, autor correspondente)
Ano2020
Volume53
Fascículo4
Páginas850-876
Data de publicação2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoForeign Language Annals (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/flan.12500
OpenAlexW3114405780
IdiomaFR
Citações recebidas24
Referências citadas34

In response to shifting sociocultural constructions of gender and the emerging visibility of non‐binary subject positions, grammatically binary linguistic systems, such as French, are being challenged, subverted, and adapted. This paper describes and analyzes formal, structural, and ideological aspects of how contemporary French speakers are confronting and innovating beyond the gender binary, highlighting the lack of scholarly attention and increase in public salience afforded to these issues. Survey data from 174 adult speakers of French are used to outline the forms used by non‐binary Francophones, the degree of form variance, and the self‐reported comprehensibility ratings of these forms. The findings establish consistent trends in the non‐binary language forms used and their comprehensibility, while highlighting the importance of variance for individual agency in non‐binary Francophone communities. These findings are foundational to a consideration of the of teaching non‐binary forms in foreign language classrooms and curricula for inclusivity and competence development

Binary opposition · Cognitive psychology · French · Linguistics · Salience (neuroscience · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies in Language · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology