British Pronoun Use, Prescription, and Processing: Linguistic and Social Influences Affecting 'They' and 'He'

Paterson, L.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-07-25

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137332721

DOI: 10.1057/9781137332738

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 192