Language Purism and Gender
Abstract In this essay, the authors offer the case of Iceland as a “language frontier” for the trans* community, given the nationalistic linguistic context and the deeply gendered nature of the Icelandic language. We begin by briefly outlining the legal situation with respect to trans* identificatio...
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crdukeunivpr:10.1215/23289252-3545107 2024-06-02T08:09:11+00:00 Language Purism and Gender Josephson, Jyl Einarsdóttir, Þorgerður 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/23289252-3545107 https://read.dukeupress.edu/tsq/article-pdf/3/3-4/376/485823/376Josephson.pdf en eng Duke University Press TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly volume 3, issue 3-4, page 376-387 ISSN 2328-9252 2328-9260 journal-article 2016 crdukeunivpr https://doi.org/10.1215/23289252-3545107 2024-05-07T13:16:54Z Abstract In this essay, the authors offer the case of Iceland as a “language frontier” for the trans* community, given the nationalistic linguistic context and the deeply gendered nature of the Icelandic language. We begin by briefly outlining the legal situation with respect to trans* identification and the ability to transition. We then outline the conflict over terminology in the context of the Icelandic language and Icelandic national identity. Using empirical interview data, we discuss the difficulty Icelandic poses as a language for trans* identified people, given the deeply gendered nature of the language. We see no easy solution to this complex problem of language, nationalism, and identity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Duke University Press TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly 3 3-4 376 387 |
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Abstract In this essay, the authors offer the case of Iceland as a “language frontier” for the trans* community, given the nationalistic linguistic context and the deeply gendered nature of the Icelandic language. We begin by briefly outlining the legal situation with respect to trans* identification and the ability to transition. We then outline the conflict over terminology in the context of the Icelandic language and Icelandic national identity. Using empirical interview data, we discuss the difficulty Icelandic poses as a language for trans* identified people, given the deeply gendered nature of the language. We see no easy solution to this complex problem of language, nationalism, and identity. |
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