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Rodovo inkluzívne používanie slovenčiny: výzvy a možnosti
Gender-inclusive use of Slovak: challenges and opportunities

Author(s): Lucia Molnár Satinská
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: SAV - Slovenská akadémia vied - Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra Slovenskej akadémie vied
Keywords: gender-inclusive Slovak; language problems; language management; generic masculine; gender-neutral language use

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the challenges for gender-inclusive use of Slovak as well as its possible solutions. The gender-inclusive Slovak is percieved as a language variety used by several social groups. The need for this variety comes both from institutional and societal environment. The paper shows nine ways for communicating gender-inclusively in Slovak. In order to create a balanced communicaton one needs to use several of them as not all are appropriate for all communicative situations.

  • Issue Year: 59/2025
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 65-74
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Slovak
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