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Peer reviewedNewman, Michael – Language in Society, 1992
In an examination of pronominal disagreements, this study examined how speakers on certain television interview programs resolve problems of agreement with formally singular epicene antecedents. The form most frequently used is "they," and some forms found in written English hardly occur. (54 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Grammar, Language Patterns, Language Usage
