Gender and Linguistic Sexism in Elisabetta Cametti’s I guardiani della Storiaand itsTranslation into English and Spanish

Language is one of the strongest and most valuable tools that is within our reach and that allows us to communicate in society. However, through both written and spoken language, a certain gender inequality can usually be perceived. Nonetheless, there are some considerable differences depending on t...

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Autor: García Pérez, María Isabel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
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Palabra clave:Elisabetta Cametti
gender inequality
jobs and professions
linguistic sexism
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5505.10 Filología
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Gender and Linguistic Sexism in Elisabetta Cametti’s I guardiani della Storiaand itsTranslation into English and Spanish
title Gender and Linguistic Sexism in Elisabetta Cametti’s I guardiani della Storiaand itsTranslation into English and Spanish
spellingShingle Gender and Linguistic Sexism in Elisabetta Cametti’s I guardiani della Storiaand itsTranslation into English and Spanish
García Pérez, María Isabel
Elisabetta Cametti
gender inequality
jobs and professions
linguistic sexism
5701.07 Lengua y Literatura
5505.10 Filología
title_short Gender and Linguistic Sexism in Elisabetta Cametti’s I guardiani della Storiaand itsTranslation into English and Spanish
title_full Gender and Linguistic Sexism in Elisabetta Cametti’s I guardiani della Storiaand itsTranslation into English and Spanish
title_fullStr Gender and Linguistic Sexism in Elisabetta Cametti’s I guardiani della Storiaand itsTranslation into English and Spanish
title_full_unstemmed Gender and Linguistic Sexism in Elisabetta Cametti’s I guardiani della Storiaand itsTranslation into English and Spanish
title_sort Gender and Linguistic Sexism in Elisabetta Cametti’s I guardiani della Storiaand itsTranslation into English and Spanish
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García Pérez, María Isabel
author García Pérez, María Isabel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Elisabetta Cametti
gender inequality
jobs and professions
linguistic sexism
5701.07 Lengua y Literatura
5505.10 Filología
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gender inequality
jobs and professions
linguistic sexism
5701.07 Lengua y Literatura
5505.10 Filología
description Language is one of the strongest and most valuable tools that is within our reach and that allows us to communicate in society. However, through both written and spoken language, a certain gender inequality can usually be perceived. Nonetheless, there are some considerable differences depending on the languages. While Spanish and Italian are rooted in a patriarchal society, English seems to be more neutral when it comes to gender. Some nouns used to designate professions clearly represent the best examples of sexist language and dictionaries are a fair reflection of this. In order to deepen the topic from a gender translation perspective, this work will analyze some of the jobs that appear throughout the novel I guardiani della Storia, written by the Italian author Elisabetta Cametti, and its translation into Spanish (by Claudia Conde) and into English (by Scott P. Sheridan). Therefore, this analysis will present a study of the differences among the three languages regarding linguistic sexism as well as examine how gender issues can influence the reception of the translated texts.
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