Traduction et Langues
Volume 25, Numéro 1, Pages 345-362
2026-06-30
Verbal Markers Of Gender Roles Expression In The English-language Literary Discourse Through Truman Capote’s Novella “breakfast At Tiffany’s” And Margaret Atwood’s Dystopian Novel “the Handmaid’s Tale”
Authors : Shchyhlo Larysa . Movchan Diana . Aleksenko Svitlana . Rohulia Anna .
Abstract
Gender identity and gender stereotypes constitute important dimensions of social communication, and their study in literary discourse contributes to understanding the mechanisms through which they are formed and represented. Examining the verbal expression of gender roles in literature makes it possible not only to trace the linguistic strategies used by authors but also to analyse their potential impact on readers. Despite growing scholarly interest in gender studies, insufficient attention has been devoted to comparative analyses of the verbal means through which gender roles are constructed in English-language literary discourse. This study addresses this gap by examining the linguistic representation of gender in selected literary works. The research employed several complementary methods: the inductive-deductive method was used to observe, describe, and classify gender characteristics in English-language literary discourse; the descriptive-analytical method supported direct analysis of linguistic features at the empirical level, followed by comparison and generalisation; and componential, contextual, and stylistic analyses were applied to describe semantic components and identify patterns of realisation in the texts. The analysis of verbal means expressing gender roles in Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale demonstrates the diversity of approaches to gender representation in English-language literary discourse. The study shows that lexical, stylistic, and semantic means play a central role in shaping character images and in reflecting social norms, stereotypes, and cultural expectations. The findings and conclusions are of practical relevance for linguists and other specialists interested in gender linguistics, literary discourse, and the language-based construction of identity.
Keywords
Genderlect; Discursive Performance of Identity; Subversion of Gender Stereotypes; Pragmatic Signaling; Lexico-Semantic Nuances; Stylistic Signifiers
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