성차별 언어와 대안어의 성격－<서울시 성평등 언어 사전>(2018~2020)의‘성평등 단어’를 대상으로－

Abstract

As social sensitivity to discrimination increases, the work of presenting alternative words for discriminatory language is actively taking place in various fields of society. Gender discrimination can be said to be one of the areas where the movement to improve discriminatory language is active, and <Seoul Gender Equality Language Dictionary>(2018-2020), which has been published by the Seoul Women's and Family Foundation, is also such. Sexist words pointed out as problems here are largely divided into types that use male-centered language expressions, types that reflect stereotypes about men and women, and types that need to change social perceptions and perspectives among women-related words. On the other hand, alternative words of gender discrimination are mainly used as another words to replace existing gender discrimination words, and gender removal, gender integration, and expression symmetry are also used as alternative words. In selecting a discriminatory word, how far to understand the meaning of the Chinese characters constituting the word and whether the differentiation of figurative expressions can be recognized can be related issues. In addition, in the process of selecting an alternative word, it is necessary to consider whether the alternative word can maintain the original meaning of the existing discriminatory language and whether the alternative word itself is likely to differentiate meaning. Understanding the nature of alternative words for discriminatory languages is expected to contribute to evaluating alternative words in the future and discussing the direction of creating new alternative words.