Epicene pronominal forms in written English: variation across genres

The following paper summarises the general results of a study that focuses on the complexities surrounding the use of gender-neutral pronouns in contemporary English. The corpus under scrutiny covers texts coming from journalistic and academic genres. The data were collected over a period of two...

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Autor principal: Parini, Alejandro
Formato: Working Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Universidad de Belgrano. Departamento de investigaciones. Documentos de Trabajo.Facultad de Lenguas y Estudios Extranjeros 2014
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Acceso en línea:http://repositorio.ub.edu.ar/handle/123456789/2454
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Sumario:The following paper summarises the general results of a study that focuses on the complexities surrounding the use of gender-neutral pronouns in contemporary English. The corpus under scrutiny covers texts coming from journalistic and academic genres. The data were collected over a period of two years from 2008 to 2010. I would like to thank Mónia Benito, Natalia Gerrero, Marta Moitre and Gloria Sánchez for their participation in the gathering and analysis of the data presented here.