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Pauwels, Anne

Non-sexist language reform and generic pronouns in Australian English

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  • Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Non-sexist language reform and generic pronouns in Australian English
  • Contributor: Pauwels, Anne
  • Published: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2001
  • Published in: English World-Wide, 22 (2001) 1, Seite 105-119
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1075/eww.22.1.06pau
  • ISSN: 0172-8865; 1569-9730
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  • Description: <jats:p>This paper explores changes in the use of generic pronouns in Australian English. We examine a database of public non-scripted speech to establish to what extent generic pronouns promoted through non-sexist language reform have become part of public speech. The results show that the use of masculine generic <jats:italic>he</jats:italic> has decreased substantially mainly in favour of singular <jats:italic>they.</jats:italic> The pronoun <jats:italic>he or she</jats:italic> does not appear to have been adopted widely by people speaking in a public context.</jats:p>