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Binarism grammatical lacuna: The impacts of grammar on non-binary people

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Dr Carla Carmona studied the relationship between language and binary ideology and investigated how a language’s grammar contributes to the marginalisation of non-binary people through a phenomenon she terms binarism grammatical lacuna.

Social injustices associated with gender are becoming more disruptive and attracting particular attention. In her new paper, Carla Carmona from the University of Seville in Spain looks at the relationship between language and binary ideology and how a language’s grammar can further marginalise non-binary people. She explores what she has termed ‘binarism grammatical lacuna’ (BGL), which occurs when the grammar […]

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