Phraseological nominations of a person in the german language: types of linguistic influence and issues of gender representation

Context and relevance. The possibility of gender representation is one of the key issues of modern society, since gender plays one of the main roles in society, it is directly related to the primary perception of an individual by another individual, the compilation of a generalized opinion, the choice of forms and types of linguistic treatment based on existing gender norms and possible gender stereotypes. Phraseological units make up an extensive layer of vocabulary and reflect events taking place in the language, including the gender aspect. Objective. To identify the types of linguistic influence that have phraseological nominations in the German language, as well as to identify the possibilities of linguistic influence of these units on the gender representation of women in society. Hypothesis. In recent years, the German language has undergone characteristic changes in the perception of women in German-speaking society, which has led to an expansion of the gender roles of women in general. Methods and materials. This study was conducted on the basis of German-language electronic text corpora: DWDS [dwds.de] and the Mannheim German Language Corpus [cosmas2.ids-mannheim.de]. The following methods were used in the study: continuous sampling, generalization, analysis, and comparison. Results. The results obtained make it possible to say that due to the trends towards the rejection of gender stereotypes, which are gaining great popularity in society, and the women themselves defending their rights and freedoms in language, new images and semantic components can be identified that affect the semantic layer of language and the categories and concepts already established in it. Conclusions. It is shown that studying the types of linguistic influence in the German language makes it possible to deepen knowledge about the changes taking place in it, as well as reflect the current gender situation.

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