A De-Genderized English Language as A Model for Effective Extension Communication
2011
Al-Amin Adamu Abdullahi
The division of the human race as reflected and indicated in English language is a semantic universal which is lexicalized in terms of pairs such as man – woman, boy – girl, son – daughter, and so on. This paper’s investigation shows that English language is replete with sexist affixations, words, phrases and connotations which are denigrating and dehumanizing to the womenfolk. These are terms capable of making them inferior, invisible and irrelevant, and therefore impeding communication. The paper equally appraised the theoretical framework and ideological relations that rationalize such linguistic representation of women as little, substitute and gendered subjects. The paper concluded with a recommendation of a sociolinguistic model for the communicative use of English adaptable to extension communication.
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