When Voisins Can Be Women And When They Cannot ? Masculine Generics In French - ENG
An Experimental Study On The Influence Of Stereotypicality And Role Noun Type On The Interpretation Of Masculine Role Nouns
| ISBN: | 9783662716632 |
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| Formato: | ePub |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Editorial: | Springer Nature |
| Tema: | Lenguas |
| Subtema: | Lingüística psicolingüística |
| Año de publicación: | 2025-07-26 |
This book examines whether masculine plural role nouns in French trigger a male-specific interpretation. By closely replicating the French sample of an experiment run by Gygax et al. in 2008, Experiment 1 suggests that stereotypically male, neutral and female masculine role nouns tend to be associated with men. Experiment 2 focuses on the role noun type of stereotypically neutral role nouns (occupational nouns vs. non-occupational nouns) and indicates that the masculine role nouns were interpreted as referring to both men and women. While the findings of Experiment 1 align with an extensive body of previous empirical research, the results of Experiment 2 challenge most previous findings. In other words, the interpretation of masculine role nouns seems to be influenced by multiple factors and appears to be a complex phenomenon. In this vein, the approach sketched in this book is a step towards understanding the interpretation of masculine role nouns as a multifactorial phenomenon.










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