Is our language sexist or not ? An a pproach of the issue from Latin American popular sayings
Popular proverbs are an expression of ancestor‟s wisdom emerging from daily life. Under the vision of the didactics they empower different attitudes, values and behaviors settled in the consciousness and social representation of the “ideal being”. Together with it, an important number of Latino Amer...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de Pinar del Río "Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca"
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Revista MENDIVE |
| Online Access: | http://mendive.upr.edu.cu/index.php/MendiveUPR/article/view/622 |
| Summary: | Popular proverbs are an expression of ancestor‟s wisdom emerging from daily life. Under the vision of the didactics they empower different attitudes, values and behaviors settled in the consciousness and social representation of the “ideal being”. Together with it, an important number of Latino American proverbs that transmit stereotypes associated with the traditional role of the gender expressing a discriminatory vision against women appeared in the daily language. The objective of this article is to analyze and systematize the proverbs used in Latino America which express a sexist vision against women. |
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| ISSN: | 1815-7696 |