THE STUDY OF THE CONCEPT OF GENDER IN LINGUISTICS: EXAMLES OF CHILDREN’S SPEECH

Abstract

This article explores the study of the concept of gender in linguistics. The findings highlight the role of gender in communication and the processes of its formation. Furthermore, the research carefully examines linguistic scholars’ investigations into the concept of gender, and based on this, the speech of boys and girls under the age of seven was analyzed. The study concludes that gender differences among young children begin to emerge at the age of three and become clearly noticeable by the age of seven.