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"Laura Louise Paterson's book entitled British Pronoun Use, Prescription, and Processing gives a very compelling, lucid and in-depth analysis of the term epicene pronoun, which is defined as a pronoun that does not convey gender or sex information, and is coindexed with a singular noun phrase referring to an animate being." - Masculinities Journal
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Laura Louise Paterson is a Teaching Fellow in English Language at The University of Leeds, UK. Her previous works include a diachronic study of generic he and singular they and an analysis of the English Language element of the UK National Curriculum. Her forthcoming publications focus on children's pronouns and online sociolinguistic networks.
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Book Title: British Pronoun Use, Prescription, and Processing
Book Subtitle: Linguistic and Social Influences Affecting 'They' and 'He'
Authors: Laura Louise Paterson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137332738
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-33272-1Published: 25 July 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-46186-8Published: 01 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-33273-8Published: 25 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 192
Topics: Sociolinguistics, Gender Studies, Feminism