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Swahili. Perceptions of gender in Swahili language and society

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ID20035489
AuthorsRose Marie Beck (UNIVERSITY OF FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY, corresponding author)
Year2003
Pages311-337
Publication date2003-04-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueGender across languages (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/impact.11.17bec
OpenAlexW2492867994
ISBN9789027218445
LanguageEN
Citations received4

1.Introduction 2.Noun classes in Swahili 2.1Swahili noun classification and agreement 2.2Animate nouns 2.3Coordination 2.4Personal nouns 3.Referring to women and men 3.1Lexical and covert gender 3.2Kinship terms and terms of address 3.3Overt gender marking: Attributing ‘female/male’ 3.4Obscene language 4.Gendered speech 4.1 Upole ‘gentleness’: Restrained speech as a cultural ideal on the Swahili coast 4.2Texts on textiles: Equivocal messages 5.Conclusion Notes References

Covert · Linguistics · Noun · Swahili · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Philosophy · Psychology

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Citation velocityrecent
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