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Gender Shifts in the History of English

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How did grammatical gender in English get replaced by a system dependent on natural gender? How is this related to 'irregular agreement' (she for ships) and 'sexist' language use (generic he) in Modern English? This study, based on extensive corpus data, offers an important historical perspective on these controversial questions.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521117265
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 236
  • Udgivet:
  • 30. juli 2009
  • Størrelse:
  • 229x151x19 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 368 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 22. januar 2025
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How did grammatical gender in English get replaced by a system dependent on natural gender? How is this related to 'irregular agreement' (she for ships) and 'sexist' language use (generic he) in Modern English? This study, based on extensive corpus data, offers an important historical perspective on these controversial questions.

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