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Mercedes Bengoechea
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Mercedes Bengoechea in Córdoba, 2017
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Mercedes Bengoechea Bartolomé
December 29, 1952 Madrid, Spain
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| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
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| Known for | Feminist sociolinguist |
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| Institutions | University of Alcalá |
Mercedes Bengoechea Bartolomé (born December 29, 1952) is a Spanish expert in language and society. She is a professor of English philology, which means she studies the English language and its history. Mercedes is known for her work on how language can be fair to everyone, no matter their gender. She believes in using language that includes all people.
She has worked as an advisor for many groups, like the Institute of Women. Since 1994, she has been part of a special committee that advises on language. She also helped with a report on violence. Mercedes believes it's important to use language that doesn't favor one gender. She has received many awards for her important research.
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Biography
Mercedes Bengoechea studied Modern Languages at the Complutense University of Madrid. She finished her first degree in 1978 and earned her Ph.D. in 1991.
She is now a professor at the University of Alcalá. She teaches about how language and society are connected. From 2003 to 2008, she was the dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters there. This means she was in charge of that part of the university.
Since 1994, Mercedes has been a member of NOMBRA. This group advises on language for the Institute of Women. From 2005 to 2008, she was also part of an expert group on language and childhood. In 2007, she helped create the first yearly report for the National Observatory on Gender Violence.
Between 2010 and 2011, she was on a committee to make legal language easier to understand. During this time, she received a special award from the Ministry of Justice. It was called the First Class Distinguished Cross of the Order of Saint Raymond of Peñafort.
Throughout her career, she has won several awards. These include the María Isidra de Guzmán Research Award for her book about Adrienne Rich in 1993. In 2006, she received the Dones Progressistes Award for her work on gender and language. In 2008, she won the Prize for Innovation in Non-Sexist Communication. This was for her work called Nombra.en.red. En femenino y en masculino, which she did with José Simón.
Awards
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- 1993: María Isidra de Guzmán Research Award for her book Adrienne Rich.
- 2006: Dones Progressistes Award. This award was given by a group of progressive women for her research on language and gender.
- 2008: Award for Innovation in Non-Sexist Communication. This was from the Association of Female Journalists of Catalonia for her work Nombra.en.red, which she wrote with José Simón.
Selected works
Mercedes Bengoechea has written many books and chapters in books. Her work often focuses on how language affects how we see gender. She explores how to make language more fair and inclusive.
Books
- (2015) Lengua y género (Language and Gender). This book talks about how language and gender are connected.
- (2009) Efectos de las políticas lingüistas anti-sexistas y feminización del lenguaje (Effects of Anti-Sexist Language Policies and the Feminization of Language). This work looks at how efforts to make language less sexist have changed it.
- (2007) She coordinated the Informe anual del Observatorio Estatal de Violencia sobre la Mujer (Annual Report of the State Observatory on Violence Against Women).
- (1998) She contributed to Lo femenino y lo masculino en el Diccionario de la Real Academia Española (The Feminine and Masculine in the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy). This book looked at how the main Spanish dictionary uses gender.
Book chapters
Mercedes Bengoechea has also written many chapters in other books. These chapters cover topics like:
- (2014) How professional titles for women and men are used online.
- (2014) Ideas for making legal language clearer and more democratic.
- (2013) How feminism relates to translation.
- (2010) How gender identity is shown in words for jobs in textbooks.
- (2009) How sexism appears in the language of news.
- (2009) How to use non-sexist Spanish in writing laws.
- (2006) How language can lead to discrimination and violence.
See also
In Spanish: Mercedes Bengoechea para niños
