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Gender Inclusivity in Italian: Can Gender Neutrality be Reached in a Gendered Language? Difficulties, Proposals and Public Perception of the Phenomenon =Inclusivita di Genere in Italiano: Puo la Neutralita di Genere Essere Ottenuta in Una Lingua Con Genere Grammaticale? Difficolta, Proposte E Percezione Pubblica del Fenomeno.

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Title/Author:	Gender Inclusivity in Italian: Can Gender Neutrality be Reached in a Gendered Language? Difficulties, Proposals and Public Perception of the Phenomenon =
Reminder of title:	Inclusivita di Genere in Italiano: Puo la Neutralita di Genere Essere Ottenuta in Una Lingua Con Genere Grammaticale? Difficolta, Proposte E Percezione Pubblica del Fenomeno.
Author:	Prunotto, Gaia.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2023
Description:	106 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-03.
Notes:	Advisor: Washington, Adrienne R.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International85-03.
Subject:	Linguistics.
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=30561041
ISBN:	9798380263221

Gender Inclusivity in Italian: Can Gender Neutrality be Reached in a Gendered Language? Difficulties, Proposals and Public Perception of the Phenomenon =Inclusivita di Genere in Italiano: Puo la Neutralita di Genere Essere Ottenuta in Una Lingua Con Genere Grammaticale? Difficolta, Proposte E Percezione Pubblica del Fenomeno.
Prunotto, Gaia.

Gender Inclusivity in Italian: Can Gender Neutrality be Reached in a Gendered Language? Difficulties, Proposals and Public Perception of the Phenomenon =Inclusivita di Genere in Italiano: Puo la Neutralita di Genere Essere Ottenuta in Una Lingua Con Genere Grammaticale? Difficolta, Proposte E Percezione Pubblica del Fenomeno. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2023 - 106 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-03.

Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2023.

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Italian is a gendered language in which reference to grammatical gender has been constant and inevitable. As language reflects and shapes society, grammatical gender reinforces binary views of social gender and the invizibilization of non-binary identities. Movements for social justice have inspired gender-fair linguistic innovations, such as the feminization of job titles and gender-neutral markers, to promote gender equity and challenge hierarchies of power and dominance in society. This research aimed to explore gender-neutral forms in the Italian grammatical system and public perceptions of these innovations through two studies with two groups of participants.The first group of participants (n=27) identified as trans or non-binary. They provided information in the form of a survey about the pronouns and gender markers they utilize, together with information about the contexts in which gender-neutral forms are implemented and encountered. Quantitative results showed that while pronoun selection in Italian still relies heavily on binary categories, gender-neutral markers are used by the transgender, nonbinary Italian community, with a preference for the asterisk and the schwa. Online communities were indicated as the main environment in which linguistic innovations are encountered, while usage was described as limited to people inside and outside of the LGBTQ+ community who would understand and accept innovative forms. Qualitative data collected from this first group of participants shed light on the limitations of the binary grammatical system of gendered languages and highlighted the marginalization and invisibilization that result from the lack of forms of language expression for non-cisgender identities.A second group of participants (n=102), who were overwhelmingly cisgender, completed a survey where they were asked to rate the comprehensibility and agreeableness of fifteen statements including the asterisk, the schwa and standard gendered forms for control. Quantitative results indicate that both innovations are largely comprehensible in written form, with a slight preference for the schwa over the asterisk, while the innovations are low in terms of agreeableness ratings. These data suggest that the reason behind resistance to linguistic innovations is rooted in prescriptivist and conservative views of language more than intelligibility. Qualitative data provided by the second group of participants indicated that reasons behind acceptance for these forms are social in nature. Linguistic innovations were framed as necessary to promote a more inclusive and gender-fair society. On the other hand, participants who showed resistance to them claimed that gender-neutral forms are unnecessary, overly complicated, hard to understand, and difficult to pronounce.These findings help to elucidate linguistic strategies for gender neutrality in Italian, clarifying their usage and capturing the experiences of non-cis Italian language users with gendered language and language reform. This research also advances our understanding of reasons behind resistance or acceptance of these forms by cis persons. In this way, they fill a knowledge gap in the literature on gender-neutral forms in Italian and enrich the scholarship on gender inclusivity and neutralization strategies in gendered languages. Moreover, they provide a foundation for further research on their implementation in spoken language and their potential application in world language classrooms to foster a gender-just education.

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Gender Inclusivity in Italian: Can Gender Neutrality be Reached in a Gendered Language? Difficulties, Proposals and Public Perception of the Phenomenon =Inclusivita di Genere in Italiano: Puo la Neutralita di Genere Essere Ottenuta in Una Lingua Con Genere Grammaticale? Difficolta, Proposte E Percezione Pubblica del Fenomeno.
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520 $a In italiano il riferimento al genere grammaticale e sempre stato costante e inevitabile. Dato che la lingua riflette e da forma alla societa, il genere grammaticale rinforza una visione binaria di genere e l’invisibilizzazione delle identita non binarie. Movimenti per la giustizia sociale hanno ispirato innovazioni linguistiche per la rappresentazione di genere come la femminilizzazione dei titoli professionali e l’utilizzo di forme neutre per promuovere equita di genere e contestare le gerarchie di potere e dominio nella societa. Questa ricerca pone l’obiettivo di esplorare le forme grammaticali neutre nel sistema grammaticale italiano e la percezione pubblica di queste innovazione attraverso lo studio di due gruppi di partecipanti.Attraverso un questionario, un primo gruppo di partecipanti transgender e non-binari (n=27) ha fornito informazioni sul proprio utilizzo di pronomi e declinazioni neutre, insieme ad informazioni riguardo ai contesti nei quali le forme neutre possono essere trovate ed applicate. I risultati dell’analisi quantitativa hanno dimostrato che mentre la selezione dei pronomi e ancora strettamente legata a categorie binarie, la declinazione di genere neutro e ampiamente utilizzata, con una preferenza per l’asterisco e la schwa. Le comunita online sono state indicate come il contesto principale in cui possono essere riscontrate queste innovazioni linguistiche, mentre il loro utilizzo e stato ascritto alle persone all’interno e all’esterno della comunita LGBTQ+ che le comprenderebbe e accetterebbe. I dati qualitativi raccolti attraverso questo primo questionario hanno anche messo in luce le limitazioni dei sistemi grammaticali binari, evidenziando la marginalizzazione e l’invisibilizzazione causate dalla mancanza di forme di espressione linguistica per le persone non-cisgender.Un secondo gruppo di partecipanti (n=102) per la maggior parte cisgender ha completato un questionario nel quale e stato loro chiesto di valutare il grado di comprensibilita e piacevolezza di quindici frasi che includevano l’asterisco, la schwa e delle forme di genere standard di controllo. I risultati dell’analisi quantitativa hanno dimostrato che entrambe le innovazioni sono largamente comprensibili nella forma scritta, con una leggera preferenza per la schwa rispetto all’asterisco; contrariamente, entrambe le innovazioni hanno ottenuto punteggi bassi in fatto di piacevolezza. I dati qualitativi forniti dal secondo gruppo di partecipanti hanno dimostrato che i motivi principali dietro l’accettazione di queste forme e di natura sociale. Le innovazioni linguistiche sono state descritte come necessarie per promuovere una societa piu inclusiva nella rappresentazione di genere. D’altra parte, i partecipanti che hanno dimostrato resistenza nei confronti delle forme grammaticali neutre hanno affermato che esse sono superflue, troppo complesse e difficili da comprendere e da pronunciare.unciare. I risultati di questa ricerca contribuiscono a descrivere le strategie linguistiche per la neutralita di genere in italiano, illustrandone l’utilizzo e raccogliendo opinioni riguardo al genere grammaticale da parte delle persone non-cisgender, migliorando la comprensione dei motivi dietro la resistenza o l’accettazione di queste forme da parte delle persone cisgender. Questo studio aiuta a colmare una lacuna nella letteratura sullo studio delle forme neutre in italiano, e arricchisce la conoscenza in ambito accademico sull’inclusivita di genere e sulle strategie di neutralizzazione adottate dalle lingue con genere grammaticale. Inoltre, stabilisce un punto di partenza per future ricerche sull’implementazione delle forme neutre nella lingua orale e il loro potenziale impiego nell’insegnamento della lingua italiana, in modo da promuovere un’educazione piu inclusiva.
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