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| Titel: |
Sexism and (mis)representation of women in Sheng |
| Auteur: |
Githinji, Peter |
| Verschenen in: |
Journal of African cultural studies |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 20 (2008) nr. 1 pagina's 15-32 |
| Jaar: |
2008-06 |
| Inhoud: |
Gender issues have not received much attention in previous studies on Sheng. Although many studies have noted the sex-distinctive differences in the use of this contact code, none has specifically addressed the question of gender. In this paper, gender issues are discussed under sexism encrypted in word connotations and word structure. Although sexism encompasses linguistic discrimination of both sexes, we are cognizant of the fact that more often than not, it is the women who are the victims of sexism. I examine the asymmetry in terms of frequency of referential terms that denote the two sexes and the parallel connotations between the words for males and those of females. By paying deliberate attention to women's lexical choices in the words for girls and female body parts, I argue that women are not just passive recipient of male lexical labels but are also agents who participate in self definition. The parallels in terms of denotation and connotation of male and females words is discussed within the intergroup relations with males constituting the ingroup and females the outgroup. The paper also examines the role of the Swahili class 6-classifier prefix [ma]. This contribution of linguistic structure in the encoding of sexism in Sheng is discussed within the Whorfian notion of the interplay of phenotypes and cryptotypes in the construction of meaning. |
| Uitgever: |
Routledge |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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