Language, Gender and Power


                                 Language, Gender and Power


Presented by: 1} Surbhi Gausvami ( M.A. Sem:3)
                    E-mail: gausvamisurbhi17@gmail.com
                    Mobile: 7490920184
                    2} Dharaba Gohil (M.A. Sem:3)
                     E-Mail: dharagohil2907@gmail.com
                     Mobile: 9574488401
Smt. S. B. Gardi, Department of English
Maharaja Krishnkumarsinhji Bhavnagar University.
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An attempt has been made in this paper to enquire if women experience lingustic discrimination which reduces them to invisible frail creatures devoide of individual identity. Gender is not same as sex. The latter is being biologically male or female. Gender is constructed while sex is given. It is through language that we construct gender. We have a vocabulary related to the behaviour of women in society such as izzat, haya, sharm etc. All these words are given to only particular gender that is female.

According to French philosopher Jacques Derrida, we always find a binary opposition between man and woman. Woman always portrayed inferior to man. It is language that makes the all differances. Language always connected with the issue of power and ideology. Even the text of tools can be read through gender and power. Girls being more 'delicate' must be given softer and harmless things. Boys being 'tougher' can be given harder objects. Language of toys indicate that girls are weaker. These discourses are patriarchal and treat woman as inferior, gentler and requring protection. Slang words are always connected with woman, there the language that plays a vital role to abuse woman.

Several bollywood movies explore the language, Gender and power conflict such as 'Angry Indian Godesses', 'Nil Battey Sannata', 'Lipstic under my Burkha', 'Parched' and 'Pink'. Gender is not something we are born with and something we have but something we do and something we perform, particularly throgh our lingustic behaviour.

Key Words: Power conflict and Gender, Linguistic discrimination,Power controls Language



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