Pronominal Gender in English (Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics) - Softcover

Book 10 of 16: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics

Siemund, Peter

 
9780415543071: Pronominal Gender in English (Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics)
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ISBN 10: 041554307X ISBN 13: 9780415543071
Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

This book investigates the use of English third person pronouns (he, she, it) across different varieties of English, where we frequently find he and she used for inanimate objects (the tree – he, the house – he, the bucket – he, but the water – it). It is the first book-length study of this subject. Varieties of English are discussed in the context of Germanic and Romance languages and dialects as well as a small sample of additional languages. The analysis is conducted within the framework set out by functional typology. The book's straightforward and illuminating generalization in terms of the well known hierarchy of individuation provides a systematic link between pronominal usage in Standard English and its varieties.

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About the Author

Dr. Peter Siemund is a Professor of Linguistics at the Department of English and American Studies, University of Hamburg and is also author of Intensifiers: A Comparison of English and German (Routledge, 2000).

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
041554307X
ISBN 13 
9780415543071
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
302

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