British Pronoun Use, Prescription, and Processing
Linguistic and Social Influences Affecting 'They' and 'He'
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
| Author: | L. Paterson | ISBN: | 9781137332738 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | July 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | L. Paterson |
| ISBN: | 9781137332738 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | July 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This study considers the use of they and he for generic reference in post-2000 written British English. The analysis is framed by a consideration of language-internal factors, such as syntactic agreement, and language-external factors, which include traditional grammatical prescriptivism and the language reforms resulting from second-wave feminism.
This study considers the use of they and he for generic reference in post-2000 written British English. The analysis is framed by a consideration of language-internal factors, such as syntactic agreement, and language-external factors, which include traditional grammatical prescriptivism and the language reforms resulting from second-wave feminism.
