Lingthusiasm - A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics

02: Pronouns. Little words, big jobs

Dec 13, 2016
Topics discussed include pronoun systems in different languages, changing English pronouns for writing fanfiction, the excitement around singular ‘they’, the Lingthusiasm logo, the importance of pronouns in communication, logophoric pronouns and obviation, spatial locations in sign languages for pronoun reference, the history of the singular 'they' pronoun, and gender-neutral pronouns and the future of English pronouns.
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