French. Gender and language politics in France

Elisabeth Burr | University of Duisburg, Germany

1.Introduction 2.French language policy and gender-fair language 2.1The commission of 1984 2.2The circular of 1986 2.2.1The circular and the feminist debate in France 2.2.2The circular, occupational titles and sexism in discourse 2.3The so-called generic masculine 2.4The circular of 1998 2.4.1The report of the general commission of terminology and neologisms 2.4.2The guidelines of the Institut National de la Langue Française 3.Future perspectives – does it matter? Notes References

Published online: 10 April 2003
https://doi.org/10.1075/impact.11.09bur

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