Einige kritische Anmerkungen zum sprachlichen Gendern im Deutschen: zwischen Sprach- und Schreibgebrauch
Some critical remarks on the linguistic doing gender in German: between language and writing usage

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the relationship between language and gender from a linguistic perspective. It is argued that the positive societal changes in social, political, and professional gender roles simultaneously have negative effects on the representation of gender-specific differences in the language of various social groups, including the academic community. The strong emphasis on ideological considerations has significantly led to violations of orthographic and grammatical norms. Therefore, this study takes a closer look at the linguistic forms used to make differentiated gender concepts visible and questions their meaning within the framework of concrete rules. Among other things, nominalized participles and adjectives, the generic masculine, paired forms, passive constructions, and various graphic variations in written language are discussed. Additionally, the Focus is placed on the pronunciation possibilities of some gender-specific writing styles. The argumentation relies on authentic examples from texts where the principles suggested by gender advocates are implemented. Finally, an attempt is made to differentiate between gender-sensitive forms that are considered socially appropriate and polite in specific communication situations and those that can be seen as stylistic and aesthetic deviations or as unfounded renamings that do not necessarily yield positive communicative effects.

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