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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:
  • 9780521820073
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 236
  • Udgivet:
  • 24. april 2003
  • Størrelse:
  • 159x238x27 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 514 g.
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Forventet levering: 21. november 2024

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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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