The Reflection of Language, Power, and Gender on Society and Academics through Critical Discourse Analysis

  • Disha Bhatt

Abstract

One who can connect the dots between language, power, gender, society, and academics can understand the social structure in a better way. All four things go hand in hand; hence it is pertinent to talk about how these four aspects are delicately interwoven and are closely knit. Depiction of one aspect without touching the other is like portraying only one side for the readers. This paper paints the interface between these four aspects in a very lucid manner. Language, power, and gender are major concepts in society and academics. These concepts are presented differently in different countries. This paper revolves around the link between these concepts and to find out what kind of relationship exists between these elements. In the context of society, the study has proved that language is used as a tool to construct gender in that and further we use language to deliver what the society expects from both the sexes and ultimately power is displayed and attained through language. Moving towards the academic perspective Faircloughs three-dimensional model was used to analyze these aspects in text-books in the Indian context. From the study, it was evident that two types of sexism exist overt and covert.   

Published
2019-12-15
Section
Articles