Norwegian. The representation of gender in Norwegian

Bull, Tove; Swan, Toril

doi:10.1075/impact.10.15bul

In:Gender Across Languages: The linguistic representation of women and men
Edited by Marlis Hellinger and Hadumod Bußmann
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society 10] 2002
► pp. 219–249

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Norwegian. The representation of gender in Norwegian

Tove Bull | University of Tromsø, Norway

Toril Swan | University of Tromsø, Norway

Published online: 10 April 2002

https://doi.org/10.1075/impact.10.15bul

1.Introduction 2. Historical and sociolinguistic background 3. The representation of gender in Norwegian 3.1 Grammatical gender 3.2 Agreement: Pronouns and adjectives 3.3 Lexical gender 4. Word-formation 4.1 Compounding 4.2 Derivation 5. Names and honorifics 6. Gendered idioms and frozen expressions 6.1 Expressions with mann 6.2 Expressions with kvinne/dame 6.3 Other asymmetrical expressions 7. Language change and feminist language planning 8. Conclusion Notes References

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