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Способы конструирования феминной идентичности на материале современного английского языка и речи
The present study analyses the markers of feminine identity that reflect the curr
ent tendencies of gender
ideology and language policy of the modern English
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speaking society. The peculiarity of the approach employed
in the study is the comparative analysis of the most frequent markers of femininity in lexicographical resources of
the X
XI century along with communicative contexts of the British media that are used to identify gender
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correct
variants of lexical units and their use in speech. Definitions of Cambridge English Dictionary, English Oxford
Living Dictionaries, Longman Exams Dic
tionary, Macmillan English Dictionary Online; word
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formation models;
semantic spheres; communicative contexts of the British newspaper ―The Independent‖ are considered to be the
markers, which construct the image of the modern woman and her social roles. T
he results of the study indicate
a shift in gender asymmetry towards linguistic equality, but at the same time, the results reveal the preservation of
androcentrism in the modern English language and speech.