Add to ORKGThe purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between language and thought, and language and gender perception. Language is one of our central means of self-expression and communication. As much as we use it to express our thoughts and aspects of our identity, it can also be a powerful tool which can have a significant effect on how others perceive us. This thesis will be looking at gender, gender perception and other related concepts, and investigating how they relate to linguistic gender, gendered and genderless languages, as well as gender-neutral language. The data involved will comprise various web and journal articles, dissertations, books, chapters from collections of essays, and several studies and experiments conducted ...