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A Transitivity Analysis of Linguistic Sexism in Egyptian Comic Posts on Facebook

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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This study looks into how gender is portrayed in Facebook memes that were shared between 2020 and 2021 on the "Asa7be Sarcasm Society" page. Using qualitative and quantitative approaches based on Halliday's Transitivity System, the study looks at how gender roles are represented in these memes. The researcher focuses on the two transitivity processes namely: material and relational processes as the tools of analysis. The reason behind choosing these specific tools is that they are found to be the most employed in the data selected. The study shows the prevalent use of material processes, specifically when depicting women as dependent on men, especially when it comes to money. Relational processes were also common, with women being portrayed as whining about their lack of material belongings and relationships. Men, on the other hand, were known for the tendency to save resources, especially money. The study highlights how amusing posts may have a significant influence on normalizing different life issues and advances our understanding of gender representation in online discourse.

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10.21608/opde.2024.349210

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gender representation, Facebook memes, Critical Discourse Analysis, stereotypes, Sexism

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Mahetab

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Ali

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English Instructor, The Canadian International College Part-time English Instructor, the British University in Egypt

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mahy_ihab@yahoo.com

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Shaker Rizk Taky

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Eldin

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Heba

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Nayef

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hnayef@aast.edu

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0000-0001-8399-0940

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85

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1

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46130

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2024-01-01

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2024-04-06

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2024-01-01

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155

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171

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1110-2721

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2735-3591

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CDELT Occasional Papers in the Development of English Education

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https://opde.journals.ekb.eg/

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A Transitivity Analysis of Linguistic Sexism in Egyptian Comic Posts on Facebook

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25 Dec 2024