Gendered Speech in Sophocles' Electra
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3937184 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Virginia M Lewis (0000-0003-1964-9128, corresponding author), Virginia M Lewis Virginia M Lewis |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 3/4 |
| Pages | 217 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7834/phoenix.69.3-4.0217 |
| OpenAlex | W2470394903, W4206786939 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This paper adopts a sociolinguistic approach to identify and discuss gendered speech in the plays of Sophocles. The second half of the paper analyzes these features in the speech of Electra to argue that her linguistic choices mark her as distinctly feminine even as she defies norms of female behavior
Art · Indirect speech · Linguistics · Sociology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Lexicography and Language Studies · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |