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Conlangery #133: Language and Identity

Conlangery Podcast

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The Social Contexts of Gender in Languages

In Nuktikut, languages where the consonant structures that people use are different depending on their gender. So your gender identity can be grammaticalized into the language in some cases. In English, women tend to use more buffering before asking for things or for expressing ideas. There's this sweet spot between politeness in register and direct language which is hard to get when you're second guessing yourself.

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