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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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1779682024-06-05T05:11:14Z Gender differences in Meiteiron Pramodini, N. Manipur University, India Arts and Humanities 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 Published version 2024-06-05T05:11:14Z 2024-06-05T05:11:14Z 2005 Journal Article Pramodini, N. (2005). Gender differences in Meiteiron. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 28(1), 37-69. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.28.1.02 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177968 10.32655/LTBA.28.1.02 1 28 37 69 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 2005 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf |
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