How many meanings does 'woman' have
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4352243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Richard (0000-0002-8630-9097, Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1296-1310 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pq/pqae097 |
| OpenAlex | W4402254740 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Talia Mae Bettcher argues that gender terms like 'woman' have multiple meanings, as different speakers use these terms to pick out different classes-some use 'woman' to pick out (roughly) the class of those assigned female at birth; some use it to pick out a class including both that class and trans women. Bettcher is correct, I argue: it is undeniable that 'woman' has quite different referents in different speakers' mouths; there is furthermore a kind of conventional meaning which varies across speakers associated with gender terms, one which tracks and varies with these different referential practices
Class (philosophy) · Epistemology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Gender Studies in Language · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |