Singular they and the syntactic representation of gender in English
Singular 'they 'enjoys a curious notoriety in popular discussions of English grammar. Despite this, and though its use with quantificational, non-specific, and genuinely epicene antecedents dates back at least to the 1400s (Balhorn 2004), it has been little discussed in formal linguistics....
Main Author: | Bronwyn M. Bjorkman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2017-09-01
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Series: | Glossa |
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Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/374 |
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