September 5, 2025LanguagesOpen Access

Gender and Language Ideologies in Russian: Exploring Linguistic Stereotypes and Politeness Evaluations

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The study shows systematic associations between linguistic forms and perceived gender in Russian language.
Direct requests were linked to male speakers, while indirect forms were attributed to female speakers, highlighting gendered language use.
Respondents rated the same utterance more polite when attributed to women, suggesting a bias in politeness perception based on gender.
These findings imply that existing gender ideologies are reinforced in language use and perception among Russian speakers.

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Observational analysis of gendered linguistic behavior in 251 Russian speakers, indicating how language ideologies influence politeness evaluations.

Ilenia Del Popolo Marchitto (2025) studied this question.

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Observational analysis of gendered linguistic behavior in 251 Russian speakers, indicating how language ideologies influence politeness evaluations.