Gender-Neutral Names in the Youngest Japanese Generation: Characteristics of Their Phonological and Graphic Forms

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15210%2F25%3A73631156" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15210/25:73631156 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/SS-2024-0017" target="_blank" >https://utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/SS-2024-0017</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/SS-2024-0017" target="_blank" >10.3138/SS-2024-0017</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Gender-Neutral Names in the Youngest Japanese Generation: Characteristics of Their Phonological and Graphic Forms

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Gender-neutral names have received increasing attention in recent Japanese public discourse regarding names and naming practices. Names referred to as gender-neutral (chūseiteki or jendāresu in Japanese) are commonly considered to be names that can be given to both boys and girls, and their gender-neutral character is discussed explicitly in relation to the phonological and/or graphic form of the name. Although gender-neutral names represent a minority compared to gender-specific names, they are clearly growing in popularity. This study explores gender-neutral names in contemporary Japanese naming practices, their linguistic characteristics, and the mechanisms behind their evolution. The analysis is based on 39 phonological and 57 graphic forms classified as gender-neutral among 256 distinct phonological and 333 distinct graphic forms of names given to children of both sexes. These names were identified from a dataset of 15,058 names collected from the parenting website Baby Calendar between 2008 and 2022. The study also highlights the specifics of gender-neutral naming in Japan that are related to the use of kanji, allowing for names to be gender-neutral only in their phonological or graphic form.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Gender-Neutral Names in the Youngest Japanese Generation: Characteristics of Their Phonological and Graphic Forms

Popis výsledku anglicky

Gender-neutral names have received increasing attention in recent Japanese public discourse regarding names and naming practices. Names referred to as gender-neutral (chūseiteki or jendāresu in Japanese) are commonly considered to be names that can be given to both boys and girls, and their gender-neutral character is discussed explicitly in relation to the phonological and/or graphic form of the name. Although gender-neutral names represent a minority compared to gender-specific names, they are clearly growing in popularity. This study explores gender-neutral names in contemporary Japanese naming practices, their linguistic characteristics, and the mechanisms behind their evolution. The analysis is based on 39 phonological and 57 graphic forms classified as gender-neutral among 256 distinct phonological and 333 distinct graphic forms of names given to children of both sexes. These names were identified from a dataset of 15,058 names collected from the parenting website Baby Calendar between 2008 and 2022. The study also highlights the specifics of gender-neutral naming in Japan that are related to the use of kanji, allowing for names to be gender-neutral only in their phonological or graphic form.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

60202 - Specific languages

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA22-08916S" target="_blank" >GA22-08916S: Jména a gender: Sílící trend genderově nespecifických jmen v současném Japonsku</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Sociolinguistic Studies

ISSN

1750-8649

e-ISSN

1750-8657

Svazek periodika

19

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1-2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CA - Kanada

Počet stran výsledku

21

Strana od-do

86-106

Kód UT WoS článku

001501457100010

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105008312708