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Gender Shifts in the History of English. Studies in English Language

Gender Shifts in the History of English. Studies in English Language( )
Author: Curzan, Anne
ISBN:978-1-280-43072-5
Publication Date:Jan 2003
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $150.00
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How and why did grammatical gender, found in Old English and in other Germanic languages, gradually disappear from English and get replaced by a system where the gender of nouns and the use of personal pronouns depend on the natural gender of the referent? How is this shift related to 'irregular agreement' (such as she for ships) and 'sexist' language use (such as generic he) in Modern English, and how is the language continuing to evolve in these respects? Anne Curzan's accessibly...
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Pages:237



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