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Book Review: What’s Your Pronoun? Beyond He & She:

Katie Wales
- 30 Apr 2021 - 
- Vol. 30, Iss: 2, pp 206-209
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In this paper, the authors show that the framework is adaptable to any narrative and is not exclusive to literature: it is up to the reader to connect those narratives through their "mental archives".
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‘six word stories’ (stories told in six words), young adult fiction such as Twilight, literary classics such as Shakespearian plays, TV series like How I Met Your Mother, and other narratives such as the Marvel Universe, amongst others. This shows that the framework is adaptable to any narrative and is not exclusive to literature: it is up to the reader to connect those narratives through their ‘mental archives’. Therefore, Mason’s main objective with this book is indeed achieved.

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A modern English grammar on historical principles

Otto Jespersen
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Personal Pronouns in Present-Day English

Katie Wales
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TL;DR: A lively history of the sexual biases that exist in the authors' language and a fascinating account of past and present efforts to correct these biases by reforming usage and vocabulary.