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Image of woman in Russian proverbs: linguocultural analysis

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The article presents a linguistic and cultural analysis of the image of a woman in Russian proverbs. The research is aimed at determining the cultural specifics of the image of a woman in the Russian mind, as well as gender stereotypes reflected in proverbs. The language corpus includes 251 paremias. The study revealed the following constant characteristics: emotionality, cunningness, treachery, conflictness, unpredictability and variability of desires, talkativeness, stubbornness, low intelligence, domesticity, thriftiness, attractive appearance. Both negative and positive features of the female image are presented. The study demonstrates that language acts as an important tool for reinforcing gender stereotypes and reflects traditional views about the female role in society.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16158764

Authors: Aroonoast, Parit, Selezneva, Lara

Institutions: Thammasat University, Pushkin State Russian language Institute

Language: English

Topic: Gender Studies in Language

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Gender equality

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6967974222

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