ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF GENDER LINGUISTICS

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This article defines gender linguistics as a branch of linguistics, discovers its primary differentiating characteristics and promotes main concepts of the field. Moreover, this paper deals with the features of gender linguistics and discusses main problems of the subject. KEYWORDS: - Linguistics, gender linguistics, modern challenges, masculine, feminine, neutral, trends, media. the development of its own, already established I NTRODUCTION methodology and new methods appear, because, in fact, another research paradigm is being Nowadays in linguistics, there is a rapid growth formed. of researches devoted to the study of the gender parameter in language and speech. Describing Summarizing the Western general scientific the features of the existed works, we can divide approaches to this category, there are seven them in two directions. So, the first direction - approaches in its interpretation. Thus, gender gender linguistics, according to the scientists, can be viewed as: a socio-demographic category; which studies language and speech behavior social construction; subjectivity; ideological using gender methods, and the object of the construct; network; technology and cultural second direction - linguistic genderology - the metaphor. study of the category of gender using linguistic T tools. At the same time, a large number of HE MAIN FINDINGS AND RESULTS researchers suggest that "... it is not always While describing the theoretical and possible to draw a clear line between these two methodological foundations of domestic gender directions." studies, O. A. Voronina speaks of three main However, it becomes clear, that along with the models: formation of this direction in linguistics, its • theory of social construction of gender; methodological foundations are also being developed, when both purely linguistic tools and • understanding gender as a stratification methods are used to study the category of gender category related to other stratification in other social sciences (psychology, sociology, categories; philosophy). And gradually, with the • interpretation of gender as a cultural development of the direction, in parallel, both metaphor (Voronina 2001). CURRENT RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PEDAGOGICSISSN 1 – 2767-3278 https://masterjournals.com/index.php/crjp CURRENT RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PEDAGOGICS 2(12): 01-06, December 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37547/pedagogics-crjp-02-12-01 ISSN 2767-3278 ©2021 Master Journals Accepted 04thDecember, 2021 & Published 09thDecember, 2021 Within the framework of the theory of social cultural process of constructing by society, the construction of gender, this category is differences between male and female roles, understood as an organized model of social behavior, mental and emotional characteristics. relations between men and women, which At the same time, masculine and feminine at the determines their social relations in the main ontological and epistemological levels exist as institutions of society (as well as determined or elements of the cultural-symbolic series, in constructed by them). This approach is based on which the masculine is automatically labeled as two premises. First, it is believed that gender is priority and dominant, and the feminine as constructed through socialization, division of secondary and subordinate. labor, a system of gender roles, etc. Secondly, it is The interest in gender linguistics has vividly constructed both by people themselves at the increased and feminist linguistics shaped in 60- level of their consciousness or in other words by 70s of the last century due to the fact that there gender identification and by the adoption of was a huge wave of the movement of feminists given norms and roles and the corresponding and “new women” term appeared. This "adjustment" to those norms and roles. phenomenon most often was seen in English- Gender is a powerful vehicle that produces, speaking countries. Therefore, we can identify reproduces and legitimizes choices and that the new methodology of gender studies is boundaries prescribed by a person's sex not just a description of the difference in category. “Understanding how gender is created statuses, roles and other aspects of the life of in a social situation will make it possible, to men and women, but an analysis of the power clarify the mechanism for maintaining the social and dominance asserted in society through structure at the level of interaction between the gender roles and relations. Gender studies individuals and to identify those mechanisms of consider what roles, norms, values, character social control that ensure his existence”. traits society, through the systems of socialization, division of labor, cultural values In a theory that views gender as a stratification and symbols, prescribes women and men to category, it refers to the process by which gender perform in order to build a traditional hierarchy becomes the basis of social stratification and of power. perceived gender differen