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- catalog abstract ""How and why did grammatical gender, found in Old English and in other Germanic languages, gradually disappear from English and get replaced by a system where the gender of nouns and the use of personal pronouns depend on the natural gender of the referent? How is this shift related to "irregular agreement" (such as she for ships) and "sexist" language use (such as generic he) in Modern English, and how is the language continuing to evolve in these respects? Anne Curzan's accessibly written and carefully researched study is based on extensive corpus data, and will make a major contribution by providing a historical perspective on these often controversial questions. It will be of interest to researchers and students in history of English, historical linguistics, corpus linguistics, language and gender, and medieval studies."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12856199.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""How and why did grammatical gender, found in Old English and in other Germanic languages, gradually disappear from English and get replaced by a system where the gender of nouns and the use of personal pronouns depend on the natural gender of the referent? How is this shift related to "irregular agreement" (such as she for ships) and "sexist" language use (such as generic he) in Modern English, and how is the language continuing to evolve in these respects? Anne Curzan's accessibly written and carefully researched study is based on extensive corpus data, and will make a major contribution by providing a historical perspective on these often controversial questions. It will be of interest to researchers and students in history of English, historical linguistics, corpus linguistics, language and gender, and medieval studies."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Defining English gender -- The gender shift in histories of English -- A history of gender, people, and pronouns: the story of generic he -- Third-person pronouns in the gender shift: why is that ship a she? -- Gender and asymmetrical word histories: when boys could be girls -- Implications for non-sexist language reform.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-217) and index.".
- catalog extent "xii, 223 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521820073 (hardback)".
- catalog isPartOf "Studies in English language".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "425 21".
- catalog subject "English language Gender.".
- catalog subject "English language Grammar, Historical.".
- catalog subject "Linguistic change.".
- catalog subject "PE1211 .C87 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "Defining English gender -- The gender shift in histories of English -- A history of gender, people, and pronouns: the story of generic he -- Third-person pronouns in the gender shift: why is that ship a she? -- Gender and asymmetrical word histories: when boys could be girls -- Implications for non-sexist language reform.".
- catalog title "Gender shifts in the history of English / Anne Curzan.".
- catalog type "text".