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Gender Shifts in the History of English
Anne Curzan
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Description for Gender Shifts in the History of English
Paperback. A groundbreaking study of gender in English from the Middle Ages to modern times. Series: Studies in English Language. Num Pages: 236 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFF; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Series
Studies in English Language
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521117265
SKU
V9780521117265
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About Anne Curzan
Anne Curzan is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Michigan. She has written extensively on the history of English, lexicography, and pedagogy, and is co-author of First Day to Final Grade: A Graduate Student's Guide to Teaching (2000). Professor Curzan is also co-editor of the Journal of English Linguistics.
Reviews for Gender Shifts in the History of English
'This book is clearly written and accessible to undergraduates in a variety of disciplines, not just in the field of linguistics. It would also be of interest to those in the area of gender studies and mediaeval history. Each of the main analytical chapters opens with a contemporary question which contextualises the relevance of the study within Modern English ... Read more