British Pronoun Use, Prescription, and Processing
| Author | : L. Paterson |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 187 |
| Release | : 2014-07-25 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137332738 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137332735 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (735 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis British Pronoun Use, Prescription, and Processing by : L. Paterson
Download or read book British Pronoun Use, Prescription, and Processing written by L. Paterson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study considers the use of they and he for generic reference in post-2000 written British English. The analysis is framed by a consideration of language-internal factors, such as syntactic agreement, and language-external factors, which include traditional grammatical prescriptivism and the language reforms resulting from second-wave feminism.
