Gender differences in Meiteiron
This article explores the gender dominance and differences in Meiteiron in some detail with a modest historical explanation. The lin-guistic evidence argues against the general claim of prior male domi¬nance, particularly the linguistic evidence in archaic Meiteiron. It is argued that the speech of...
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| Language: | English |
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177968 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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| Summary: | This article explores the gender dominance and differences in Meiteiron in some detail with a modest historical explanation. The lin-guistic evidence argues against the general claim of prior male domi¬nance, particularly the linguistic evidence in archaic Meiteiron. It is argued that the speech of women was not considered inferior, a reflec¬tion of the high status women held in pre-Hindu Meitei society. Although there are decidedly matriarchal elements in the modern lan¬guage, present day Meitei society is very much male dominated |
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