Pronominal Gender in English: A Study of English Varieties from a Cross-Linguistic Perspective
by Siemund,PeterEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-01-22
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary
This book investigates the use of the pronouns he and she for inanimate objects (tree, house, bucket, etc.) across different varieties of English. 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. A straightforward and illuminating generalization in terms of the well known hierarchy of individuation is offered, which provides a systematic link between pronominal usage in standard English and its varieties.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Abbreviations | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Southwest of England | p. 19 |
| Newfoundland | p. 65 |
| Tasmania and other parts of Australia | p. 77 |
| Informal spoken American English | p. 101 |
| Fictional texts | p. 117 |
| Generalizations across varieties of English | p. 135 |
| Modern Standard English | p. 147 |
| A cross-linguistic view on English varieties | p. 175 |
| The categorial status of pronominal mass/count-agreement | p. 219 |
| Conclusion and outlook | p. 243 |
| Notes | p. 249 |
| Bibliography | p. 265 |
| Index | p. 277 |
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