EPISODE · Jan 8, 2026 · 19 MIN
Inclusive Language and Nonbinary Gender Outside the Anglosphere
from The Freelancer · host Andy Hodges
Send us Fan MailIn today's ep I'm chatting with Vesna Kurilic of Shtriga Books again!Today we discuss inclusive language and nonbinary gender in Croatian language and fiction. We explore how culturally specific the discussions around conscious and inclusive language are, and what challenges other contexts face with different approaches toward languages.Then we get onto grammar. In Croatian, which has three grammatical genders, you flag the speaker's gender much more often than in English. We explore what this means for getting your head around nonbinary pronouns, and what that means for Croatian spec fic!Shtriga Books: https://shtriga.comMilena Benini: https://www.croatian-literature.hr/zzindex_sing.php?tekst_id=609&menu_id=1Support the showQueer-owned business. AI-free editing and consulting. Conscious language advocate.Contact me on: [email protected] 🌈Second World Editorial: Speculative fiction editing and writing: https://www.secondworldeditorial.com🎓The Narrative Craft: Cultural anthropology developmental editing and consultancy: https://www.thenarrativecraft.com/💎Need a transcript? Here you go: https://thefreelancer.buzzsprout.com/🥰 Fiction newsletter: https://thenarrativecraft.kit.com/e8debf1dd5
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Send us Fan Mail In today's ep I'm chatting with Vesna Kurilic of Shtriga Books again! Today we discuss inclusive language and nonbinary gender in Croatian language and fiction. We explore how culturally specific the discussions around conscious and inclusive language are, and what challenges other contexts face with different approaches toward languages. Then we get onto grammar. In Croatian, which has three grammatical genders, you flag the speaker's gender much more often than in English. ...
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