03336nam 2200721 a 450 991082595540332120200520144314.01-107-13610-51-280-43072-91-139-14884-20-511-17854-90-511-06168-40-511-05535-80-511-30576-10-511-48691-X0-511-07014-4(CKB)1000000000018146(EBL)218094(OCoLC)57146450(SSID)ssj0000161168(PQKBManifestationID)11163421(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000161168(PQKBWorkID)10211051(PQKB)11576550(UkCbUP)CR9780511486913(MiAaPQ)EBC218094(Au-PeEL)EBL218094(CaPaEBR)ebr10069942(CaONFJC)MIL43072(EXLCZ)99100000000001814620030812d2003 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGender shifts in the history of English /Anne Curzan1st ed.Cambridge, U.K. ;New York Cambridge University Press20031 online resource (xii, 223 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Studies in English languageTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-11726-7 0-521-82007-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-217) and index.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.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.Studies in English language.English languageGenderEnglish languageGrammar, HistoricalLinguistic changeEnglish languageGender.English languageGrammar, Historical.Linguistic change.425Curzan Anne282465MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825955403321Gender shifts in the history of english672623UNINA