Gender Shifts in the History of English (Hardcover)


Based on extensive research, Anne Curzan's study makes a major contribution by providing historical perspective on controversial questions regarding the continuing evolution of gender definition. How and why did grammatical gender 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" (she for ships) and "sexist" language use (generic he) in Modern English? Finally, how is the language continuing to evolve in these respects?

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Based on extensive research, Anne Curzan's study makes a major contribution by providing historical perspective on controversial questions regarding the continuing evolution of gender definition. How and why did grammatical gender 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" (she for ships) and "sexist" language use (generic he) in Modern English? Finally, how is the language continuing to evolve in these respects?

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Imprint

Cambridge UniversityPress

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Series

Studies in English Language

Release date

April 2003

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

2003

Authors

Dimensions

229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

236

ISBN-13

978-0-521-82007-3

Barcode

9780521820073

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LSN

0-521-82007-3



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