Liberation through Inclusion: Insights from Anthropology, Lexicography, and Pedagogy of the Ukrainian Language

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Brief Description

This roundtable will address the challenges and best practices of inclusive language in Ukrainian. The speakers will explore the intersection of linguistic anthropology, sociology, lexicography, and pedagogy of the inclusive language. Dafna Rachok will focus on inclusive language towards marginalized and vulnerable populations in Ukraine during war and the changes in the use of inclusive language in legal and public discourses of Ukraine during wartime. Natalia Zaika will analyze lexicographic approaches to gender-inclusive language in dictionaries of the modern Ukrainian language. Natalia Goshylyk will discuss pedagogical practices in Ukrainian language and content classes for inclusive, diverse, accessible, and equitable communities. Hanna Zaremba-Kosovych will discuss the inclusive language and disability.
The roundtable format will facilitate dialogue across the disciplines and allow for an organic discussion.

Sub Unit

• Linguistics/Language Pedagogy/Translation

Chair

• Sofiya Asher, Indiana U Bloomington

Roundtable Members

• Nataliia Goshylyk, UC Berkeley

• Dafna Rachok, UNC at Chapel Hill

• Nataliia Zaika, Ukrainian Lingua-Information Foundation, NASU (Ukraine)

• Hanna Zaremba-Kosovych, National Academy of Sciences (Ukraine)

Session Manager

• Katherina Boicheva Kokinova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Bulgaria)