MANIFESTATION OF AUTHOR’S GENDER MASK WITHIN THE SCOPE OF AMERICAN FEMALE PROSE

Abstract

Purpose. The study is aimed to ascertain the possible ways of translation of female identity in written form through gender mask. Materials and methods. The survey is based on: the definitional analysis of gender tendencies, contextual observation of speech material of the fictional work, as well as linguistic facts interpretation and collation, statistical data manipulation. Results. The hypothesis of potential epitome of the author’s identity via gender mask in the literary text through the verbal semantic space’s analysis of the novel The Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by M.A. Shaffer and A. Barrows (2700 manifestations) is justified. Practical implications. The research outcome can find the application in systematic scrutiny of the verb/ verbals usage in the textual space as a means of gender aspect implementation.

Keywords

• gender
• gender display
• genderlect
• femininity
• masculinity
• verb
• speech mask
• epistolary genre
• masquerade of identities