"Pronouns" with Ashley Thornton

8 de abr. de 2021 · 39m 45s
"Pronouns" with Ashley Thornton
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In this episode, I am talking to Ashley Thornton (Brighton University) about epicene pronouns and gender-inclusive language. Ashley is a corpus linguist working on singular they in English, Spanish and...

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In this episode, I am talking to Ashley Thornton (Brighton University) about epicene pronouns and gender-inclusive language. Ashley is a corpus linguist working on singular they in English, Spanish and Russian and has some insights on the history of gender-neutral pronouns as well. The scholars (and Twitter accounts) referenced in this episode are:

Olu Jenzen @DrOluJenzen
Charlotte Stormbom
Laura Hekanaho @LHekanaho
Joshua Paiz (their account's private) @JMPaiz_PhD
Kris Knisley @krisknisely
Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod
Dennis Baron @DrGrammar
Ute Gabriel and Pascal Gygax

And while you're at it, follow Ashley (@AR_Thornton) and Lena (@Lena_Mattheis) as well or check out @queerlitpodcast on Instagram!

Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:
1. What are epicene pronouns? How are they used?
2. What are neopronouns?
3. Is using singular they a recent trend?
4. How does Ashley research the use of singular they? In which languages and contexts?
5. How does research in corpus linguistics work?
6. Why is singular they important for the queer community?
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