Gender neutral language in French: Difference between revisions
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*'''Doublets:''' For example, | *'''Doublets:''' For example, « Nous prions les '''étudiantes''' et (les) '''étudiants''' de remettre leur copie à la personne responsable ». Some people don't enjoy the repetition,<ref>OMPI (2022): ''Guide de l’OMPI pour un langage inclusif en français''. Genève. Online at: https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/women-and-ip/fr/docs/guidelines-inclusive-language.pdf (12.12.2023), p. 7.</ref> others consider that the doublets don't encompass all genders;<ref name=":4">Ménard, Jean-Sébastien (2021): ''Pour un français neutre et une inclusion des personnes non binaires : une entrevue avec Florence Ashley''. Longueuil. Online at:https://www.cegepmontpetit.ca/static/uploaded/Files/Cegep/Centre%20de%20reference/Le%20francais%20saffiche/Une-entrevue-avec-Florence-Ashley.pdf (12.12.2023), p. 13, p. 6.</ref> others again are unsure which form to pronounce first, since the order conveys information about the value the speaker gives to each word.<ref>Pascal Gygax, Manon Boschard, Geoffrey Cornet, Magali Croci, Natasha Stegmann (2021): ''Les outils - la (re)féminisation. Langage inclusif''. Online at: https://tube.switch.ch/videos/0xwYktNzRp, 00:50.</ref> | ||
*'''Shortened doublets''':<ref name=":4" /> The feminine suffix is attached to the masculine, rather than the whole word being repeated (as in classical doublets).<ref name=":0" /> | *'''Shortened doublets''':<ref name=":4" /> The feminine suffix is attached to the masculine, rather than the whole word being repeated (as in classical doublets).<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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*'''Epicene person descriptions:'''<ref name=":5">Divergenres (2021): ''Guide de grammaire neutre et inclusive''. Québec. Online at: https://divergenres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/guide-grammaireinclusive-final.pdf, p. 4.</ref> For example, | *'''Epicene person descriptions:'''<ref name=":5">Divergenres (2021): ''Guide de grammaire neutre et inclusive''. Québec. Online at: https://divergenres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/guide-grammaireinclusive-final.pdf, p. 4.</ref> For example, « Les élèves apprennent leur leçon. »; « L'enfant regarde la télévision. »; « Les juges ont pris leur décision. ». Since singular articles mark gender ("la" and "le"), this functions best with plural forms. It works with singular forms if the noun starts with a vowel, because the article automatically turns into "l'...", which doesn't mark gender. A downside is that there aren't epicene occupational titles for all professions or functions. | ||
*'''Grammatically fixed gender nouns and impersonal formulations:'''<ref name=":5" /> The table below shows gendered language on the left and neutral (i.e. grammatical gender that has nothing to do with biological sex or social identity) inclusive language on the right. | *'''Grammatically fixed gender nouns and impersonal formulations:'''<ref name=":5" /> The table below shows gendered language on the left and neutral (i.e. grammatical gender that has nothing to do with biological sex or social identity) inclusive language on the right. | ||