Of Women, Bitches, Chickens and Vixens: Animal Metaphors for Women in English and Spanish
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Animal metaphors, gender, women, sexism, English and Spanish languages
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Speakers of English and Spanish often understand gender differences in terms of animal imagery. It is quite common in both languages to come across metaphors presenting women in the guise of chickens, bitches or vixens. Given the cognitive and social force of metaphor in our understanding of the world and of ourselves, such animal images offer a window on the role given to women in our society. In fact, whether in the form of pets, livestock or wild animals, women tend to be seen as inferior and subordinated to men.
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López Rodríguez, I. (2009). Of Women, Bitches, Chickens and Vixens: Animal Metaphors for Women in English and Spanish. Culture, Language and Representation, 7(7), 77–100. Retrieved from https://www.e-revistes.uji.es/index.php/clr/article/view/12
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