Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ451678
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Publication Date: 1992
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Pronominal Disagreements: The Stubborn Problem of Singular Epicene Antecedents.
Newman, Michael
Language in Society, v21 n3 p447-75 Sep 1992
In an examination of pronominal disagreements, this study examined how speakers on certain television interview programs resolve problems of agreement with formally singular epicene antecedents. The form most frequently used is "they," and some forms found in written English hardly occur. (54 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Phrase Structure, Pronouns, Semantics
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Language: English
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