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Gender neutrality in languages with gendered third-person pronouns

A third-person pronoun is a pronoun that refers to an entity other than the speaker or listener. Some languages, such as Slavic ones, with gender-specific pronouns have them as part of a grammatical gender system, a system of agreement where most or all nouns have a value for this grammatical category. A few languages with gender-specific pronouns, such…

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Gender-neutral pronouns in modern standard English

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Emergence of gender-neutral pronouns in languages with grammatical gender

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Overview of grammar patterns in languages

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PronounSlavicGender-specific pronounsGrammatical genderAgreement
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Overview of grammar patterns in languages

Gender-neutral pronouns in modern standard English

Emergence of gender-neutral pronouns in languages with grammatical gender

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Gender neutrality in languages with gendered third-person pronouns

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Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013986
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pronouns gender pronoun english used use person gender-neutral singular languages language grammatical also antecedent may one masculine usage refer speakers

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masculineinstance ofwhere all nouns are assigned to classes0.80text
feminineinstance ofwhere all nouns are assigned to classes0.80text
neuter.In languages with grammatical genderinstance ofwhere all nouns are assigned to classes0.80text
even pronouns which are semantically gender-neutral may be required to take a gender for such purposes as grammatical agreementinstance ofwhere all nouns are assigned to classes0.80text
quelqu'uninstance ofand indefinite pronouns0.80text
Odiainstance ofGender distinctions only in third-person pronounsA grammatical gender system can erode as observed in languages0.80text
theminstance ofincluding related forms0.80text
theirinstance ofincluding related forms0.80text
theirsinstance ofincluding related forms0.80text
themselvesinstance ofincluding related forms0.80text
and themselfinstance ofincluding related forms0.80text
veinstance ofNew pronouns0.80text

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