LinguaEducare: Journal of English and Linguistic Studies
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): LinguaEducare: Journal of English and Linguistic Studies

Gender Formulation in the Daily English Proverbs: A Discourse Analysis Study

Kzar, Ali Shimal (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Jun 2025

Abstract

Proverbs are utilized in all languages to communicate particular messages. However, when proverbs are translated from one language to another, translation difficulties arise due to the cultural and linguistic connotations inherent to proverbs. The concept of power, and more specifically the social power of organizations or institutions, is typically considered to be one of the most important aspects of critical study on discourse. The role of women that is wife, daughter, mother or sister is being described and analyzed throughout discourse concepts such as power and social inequality. This study presents violence in critical discourse analysis of  Proverbs of English  to examine how power relationships of different genders are determined through linguistic choices in different languages/societies. The data of this study are 17 proverbs which have been selected from different sources about proverbs which are the most prominent in the English culture. Van Dijk (1988/1995) Model of Dominance and Power is used: When it comes to power problems, van Dijk (1995) tends to take a cognitive approach. The study has shown that Femininity can be seen as an established ideological term, portraying women as mere victims of subjugation.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LEC

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

LinguaEducare: Journal of English and Linguistic Studies (e-ISSN: 3064-0547 and p-ISSN 3089-0098) is a peer-reviewed journal managed by Cipta Pustaka Nusantara, Indonesia and published twice a year in June and December. The journal focuses on disseminating high-quality empirical and original ...