Language use and Gender

1. Talking about men and women

1.1. Vocabulary

1.1.1. Insult terms

1.1.2. Symmetry and Asymmetry

1.1.3. Titles

1.1.4. Unmarked and Marked Terms

1.1.5. Semantic Derogation

1.2. Grammar

1.2.1. He

1.2.2. She

1.3. Discourse

1.3.1. Text (Spoken and Written)

1.3.2. Multimodal COmmunication (Text and Images)

2. Definition of gender

2.1. Biologically Constructed

2.1.1. Males

2.1.1.1. Brain with different structures

2.1.2. Females

2.1.2.1. Outputs and capabilities

2.2. Socially Constructed

2.2.1. men in a certain way

2.2.1.1. Each societu or culture trains men and women to behave ina aspecific way

2.2.2. women in a certain way

2.3. Individually Constructed

2.3.1. Individual experiences

2.3.1.1. Each individual constructs his or her own perception of his or her own gender

2.3.2. Individual uniqueness

3. Relationship

3.1. How language is used to talk about men and women

3.2. How men and women use language