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The article explores the lexical peculiarities of women's prose, focusing on gender differences in language. The author analyses lexical forms of manifestation in women's speech, including frequent euphemisms, taboo words, blessings and curses, and emotionally coloured expressions. The paper provides a comparative analysis of male and female speech based on examples from fiction. Particular attention is paid to statistical analyses showing differences in the use of words with religious and emotional connotations, such as ‘God’, which are significantly more common in women's prose. The study also reveals the influence of psychological and social factors on the lexical composition of speech, which is reflected in the use of synonyms, antonyms and polysemous words. The study results emphasise that gender differences in language are a natural manifestation of differences in physiology, psychology and social roles of men and women. The article is of interest to linguists, sociologists and specialists studying gender aspects of language, as well as to a wide range of readers interested in the interaction of language, gender and culture.

gender vocabulary; prose; fiction language; Azerbaijani language; statistical analysis

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