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In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun is a pro-form that substitutes for a noun phrase. The replaced phrase is normally the antecedent of the pronoun. For example, consider the sentence "John gave the coat to Alice." Any of the three nouns in the sentence can be replaced by personal pronouns to give: "He gave it to her." If the coat, John, and Alice have been previously mentioned, the listener can deduce to what the pronouns he, it and her refer and understand the meaning of the sentence.
A pronoun can also be precedent, as "He" is in the sentence: "He gave it to her, John did."
The use of pronouns is particularly welcome when it prevents repetitions. For example "John bought the coat. Then John gave the coat to Alice." can be expressed more effectively by "John took the coat. Then he gave it to Alice."
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@bluejack Heard about IROSF. Am sad. Foregoing pronouns today as a sign of mourning.
jspock (Jeff Spock) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:26:45 -0000
@bluejack Heard about IROSF. Am sad. Foregoing pronouns today as a sign of mourning.
English really needs second person plural and neutral third person singular pronouns. It would prevent so much confusion!
iandavies1 (Ian Davies) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:35:13 -0000
English really needs second person plural and neutral third person singular pronouns. It would prevent so much confusion!
though I love it so, sometimes I have those bad days for it which end up taking a toll on some other things, like pronouns.
IsisDazs (Isis!) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:21:39 -0000
though I love it so, sometimes I have those bad days for it which end up taking a toll on some other things, like pronouns.
NEGL, I am freaking in love with the way Rachel uses female pronouns instead of male in her academic writing: http://is.gd/5MBe7
sarking (sarken) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:52:17 -0000
NEGL, I am freaking in love with the way Rachel uses female pronouns instead of male in her academic writing: http://is.gd/5MBe7
@katebornstein Wondering, because when I talk to other people about you or your books, not sure if I'm using the pronouns u'd prefer!
fantasticUnico (Fantastic Unico) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:34:27 -0000
@katebornstein Wondering, because when I talk to other people about you or your books, not sure if I'm using the pronouns u'd prefer!
Interestingly, despite English being one of the largest languages with many unnecessary synonyms, there are very few for personal pronouns.
tbhames (Thomas Ames) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:45:41 -0000
Interestingly, despite English being one of the largest languages with many unnecessary synonyms, there are very few for personal pronouns.
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Footnotes: Pronouns - A transgendered person examines several systems of gender-free pronouns. Possibilities include the singular they, the phrase he or she, and the Spivak Varient.
Gender Exclusive Language - Learn six strategies to avoid using gender-specific pronouns.
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Gender in Language - In light of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, this essay examines if gender-neutral language should be used to describe all people in male-dominated fields.
Gender-Neutral Pronoun Frequently Asked Questions - A comprehensive discussion of gender-neutral/gender-free pronouns in English over the centuries, such as 'sie', 'hir', 'ey', 'zie', singular their, and many others.
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Some Notes on Gender-Neutral Language - Carolyn Jacobson, a Ph. D. candidate who studies Victorian English literature, provides this handout about the history of pronoun usage.
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Thon - The history and usage of thon as a genderless pronoun derived from that one is described.
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