LINGUIST List 23.1449: Qs: Women only Languages

LINGUIST List 23.1449
Wed Mar 21 2012 Qs: Women only Languages Editor for this issue: Zac Smith <zaclinguistlist.org>
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Date: 21-Mar-2012 From: Paula Isvoranu <paula_isvoranuyahoo.co.uk> Subject: Women only Languages E-mail this message to a friend Dear colleagues, My name is Paula Isvoranu and I have freshly begun graduate work in sociolinguistics (genderlect, to be more precise). Currently I am researching instances in which the difference between sexes is the most pronounced, leading to a separate “women only” language, or at least to specific markers that are exclusively used by females. So far, I have found a couple of such examples: Nu Shu, Yanyuwa, and Laadan (for completely separate languages), and Japanese (for very marked gender differences in speech). I would be most grateful if you could point me in the direction of other societies/languages in which the gender differences are extremely marked linguistically. Yours, Paula Isvoranu Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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