Epicene Pronoun Use in Modern American English
Traditional prescriptive grammar for English states that the epicene or gender neutral pronoun for third person singular use is he. Research into speaker perceptions has clearly demonstrated that he is not perceived as neutral. Research has also shown traditionally proscribed epicene pronouns such a...
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BYU ScholarsArchive
2010
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| Online Access: | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2358 https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3357&context=etd |