Redefining the Hypernym Mensch

in in German: Gender, Sexuality, and Personhood

Maria Pober

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Lexington Books
15 August 2023

Sociolinguistics; Lexicography; Gender studies, gender groups

Redefining the Hypernym Mensch:in in German: Gender, Sexuality, and Personhood examines how the verbalization of ‘human’ in gender normative terms results in implicit exclusion. Situated in the tension between traditional rules and progressive language use, this book criticizes the heteronormativity of masculine hypernyms and argues for the adoption of gender-inclusive linguistic practices.

By: Maria Pober
Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 558g
ISBN: 9781793638052
ISBN 10: 1793638055
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 15 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1 Conceptionalization of the Human as Heteromasculine Chapter 2 The Man, the Human Being and Gender Chapter 3 The Change of Categories in the Heterohuman Order

Maria Pober teaches at the Department for German Studies at the University of Vienna.

Reviews for Redefining the Hypernym Mensch:in in German: Gender, Sexuality, and Personhood

Maria Pober shows how to describe, analyze and interpret the complex relationships of the designation Mensch and semantically related gender terms such as Person, Wesen, Leute, Frau, and Mann. She sheds profound light not only on the relationship between genus and sexus, but also on the positions of these terms in the lexicon. This excellent account is sure to become a standard work. --Peter Ernst, University of Vienna