gendesymmetry in the dictionary of bavarian dialects in austria (WBÖ)
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The document discusses gender symmetry in language, highlighting how terms associated with men and women are often unequal, using examples from the wbö dictionary. It points out both positive and negative instances of gender representation, particularly in categories like sexuality, alcoholism, and violence. The analysis reveals underlying societal attitudes toward gender roles and representation in language.
![gender symmetry
@ WBÖ
eveline.wandl-vogt | daniel.schopper@oeaw.ac.at |
bella_flu@yahoo.de | thierry.declerck@dfki.de
© 2014
androcentric world
human = man;
women is a subclass of man [pusch 1984]
weibsbild
liederliche
frau
weibsperson
Dummkopf
Sonderling
Grobian
annotations per main entry @ wboe
+ examples per entry
entries with + examples ( )
+ absolute number of entries WBÖ 5 ( )
positive example:
gender symmetrical entry `trackeln´
[WBÖ 5,234]
same criteria applied for both sexes
negative example:
`Trab I´, `Traber´, `Traberin´
[WBÖ 5,219; 221]
“am Trab gehen“: being deported
“am Trab gehen“: prostitution
negative example:
`Trab´ I, `Traber´, `Traberin´
[WBÖ 5,219; 221]
“Traber“: racehorse
“Traberin“: prostitute
alcoholism is a domain
few examples and records for drin-
king / drunk , nearly no headwords
trinkerin
schnaps-
dorothea
alkoholikerin
garrulity
is a domain
sexuality
homosexuality is a taboo; no lesbians mentioned
sexuality is a domain: are active; are objects. prostitutes are .
∅
examples WBÖ 5 for sexual activity
abdienen: b.e. Mädchen schlafen WBÖ 5,57
eine bedienen: mit einer geschlechtl.verkehren WBÖ 5,58
dorf gean: b.e.Mädchen e.nächtl. (Liebes-)Besuch machen,
„fensterln“ WBÖ 5,59
Färtleintrager: Person, die die Almprodukte abtransportiert bzw.
Spottname f.d. Geliebten der Sennerin WBÖ 5,60
A runddraxelti Dirn: wohlgeformt, vollbusig WBÖ 5,61
schnaps-
dorothea
schürzenjäger
pantoffelheld
violence is a domain
nearly no example sentences are
found with violent actors
female
male
human, child
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gendesymmetry in the dictionary of bavarian dialects in austria (WBÖ)
- 1. gender symmetry @ WBÖ eveline.wandl-vogt | [email protected] | [email protected] | [email protected] © 2014 androcentric world human = man; women is a subclass of man [pusch 1984] weibsbild liederliche frau weibsperson Dummkopf Sonderling Grobian annotations per main entry @ wboe + examples per entry entries with + examples ( ) + absolute number of entries WBÖ 5 ( ) positive example: gender symmetrical entry `trackeln´ [WBÖ 5,234] same criteria applied for both sexes negative example: `Trab I´, `Traber´, `Traberin´ [WBÖ 5,219; 221] “am Trab gehen“: being deported “am Trab gehen“: prostitution negative example: `Trab´ I, `Traber´, `Traberin´ [WBÖ 5,219; 221] “Traber“: racehorse “Traberin“: prostitute alcoholism is a domain few examples and records for drin- king / drunk , nearly no headwords trinkerin schnaps- dorothea alkoholikerin garrulity is a domain sexuality homosexuality is a taboo; no lesbians mentioned sexuality is a domain: are active; are objects. prostitutes are . ∅ examples WBÖ 5 for sexual activity abdienen: b.e. Mädchen schlafen WBÖ 5,57 eine bedienen: mit einer geschlechtl.verkehren WBÖ 5,58 dorf gean: b.e.Mädchen e.nächtl. (Liebes-)Besuch machen, „fensterln“ WBÖ 5,59 Färtleintrager: Person, die die Almprodukte abtransportiert bzw. Spottname f.d. Geliebten der Sennerin WBÖ 5,60 A runddraxelti Dirn: wohlgeformt, vollbusig WBÖ 5,61 schnaps- dorothea schürzenjäger pantoffelheld violence is a domain nearly no example sentences are found with violent actors female male human, child person