This contribution proposes some general observations on gendered language in a public context. Some specific issues are discussed: 1) language can be neither the only nor the main tool for a truly inclusive society, for which it is rather necessary to raise the level of average culture; 2) the public language has to refer to standard Italian in order to guarantee transparency for all citizens (even of those who do not have a high level of linguistic competence and therefore cannot handle exogenous changes in structure) 3) the unmarked masculine in certain contexts is however an inclusive strategy that in Italian is embedded in an articulated system of solutions that are not always based on the grammatical masculine (such as the use of feminine persona).
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Chapter Title
Lingua di genere, inclusione, lingua pubblica: spunti di riflessione in punta di langue e di parole
Authors
Marco Biffi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0138-4.08
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2023
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© 2023 Author(s)
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Book Title
La lingua italiana in una prospettiva di genere
Book Subtitle
Atti del Seminario online promosso dagli Atenei di Firenze e Udine con il patrocinio dell’Accademia della Crusca (1° marzo 2022)
Editors
Maria Paola Monaco
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
98
Publication Year
2023
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© 2023 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0138-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0137-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0138-4
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0139-1
Series Title
Proceedings e report
Series ISSN
2704-601X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5846