ISBN:
0511061684
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9780511061684
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0511070144
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9780511070143
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9780521820073
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0521820073
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 223 p
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2004 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
Series Statement:
Studies in English language
Series Statement:
EBSCOhost eBook Collection
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Curzan, Anne Gender shifts in the history of English
Keywords:
English language Gender.
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English language Grammar, Historical.
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Linguistic change.
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Anglais (Langue) Genre.
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Anglais (Langue) Grammaire historique.
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Changement linguistique.
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English language Gender
;
English language Grammar, Historical
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Anglais (Langue) Genre
;
Anglais (Langue) Grammaire historique
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Changement linguistique Englisch
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Linguistic change
;
English language Grammar, Historical
;
English language Gender
;
English language Gender.
;
English language Grammar, Historical.
;
Linguistic change.
;
Anglais (Langue) Genre.
;
Anglais (Langue) Grammaire historique.
;
Changement linguistique.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES ; Grammar & Punctuation
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES ; Linguistics ; Syntax
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English language ; Gender
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English language ; Grammar, Historical
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Linguistic change
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Anglais (Langue) ; Genre
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Anglais (Langue) ; Grammaire historique
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Changement linguistique
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English language ; Gender
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English language ; Grammar, Historical
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Linguistic change
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Genus
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Sprachwandel
;
Geschichte
;
Genuswechsel
;
Englisch
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Electronic books.
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Electronic book
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books
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Englisch
;
Genus
;
Sprachwandel
;
Geschichte
;
Englisch
;
Genuswechsel
;
Geschichte
;
Englisch
;
Genus
;
Sprachwandel
;
Geschichte
;
Englisch
;
Genuswechsel
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Defining English gender; 2 The gender shift in histories of English; 3 A history of gender, people, and pronouns: the story of generic he; 4 Third-person pronouns in the gender shift: why is that ship a she?; 5 Gender and asymmetrical word histories: when boys could be girls; 6 Implications for nonsexist language reform; Appendix 1: Background on early English personal pronouns; Appendix 2: Helsinki Corpus texts and methodology; References; Index
Abstract:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-217) and index
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Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2004
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