Paterson British Pronoun Use, Prescription, and Processing

Linguistic and Social Influences Affecting 'They' and 'He'
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-33273-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 192 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Paterson, L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Exploring Epicene Pronouns in History 2. Epicenes in the Twenty-First Century 3. Epicenes and Social Movements 4. Prescriptions, Standards, and Epicenes 5. Accounting for Epicene Choice Conclusion Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Laura Louise Paterson is a Teaching Fellow in English Language at The University of Leeds, UK. Her previous works include a diachronic study of generic he and singular they and an analysis of the English Language element of the UK National Curriculum. Her forthcoming publications focus on children's pronouns and online sociolinguistic networks.