Colour and gender: language nuances
It is a deeply rooted belief that women possess a richer colour vocabulary than men (Rich, 1977). According to Lakoff, certain adjectives denoting colour (e.g. mauve) would never be naturally chosen by men unless they were «imitating a woman sarcastically, or a homosexual, or an interior...
Main Author: | Isabel Espinosa Zaragoza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de Alicante
2021-07-01
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Series: | Feminismo/s |
Online Access: | https://feminismos.ua.es/article/view/18109 |
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