Gender in Modern English

Gender in Modern English
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Publisher : Presses de l'Université Laval
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 9782763756561
ISBN-13 : 2763756565
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Download or read book Gender in Modern English written by Lori Morris and published by Presses de l'Université Laval. This book was released on 2021-10-27T00:00:00-04:00 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: « In a world where the word ‘gender’ has undergone an explosion of meaning originating in a proliferation of new pronouns, Lori Morris’ study of grammatical gender in English constitutes a much-needed reminder to linguists of the necessity of distinguishing between linguistically signified meaning and reference. » -Patrick Duffley


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