epicene pronoun
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Epicene — is an adjective (sometimes substantive) for loss of gender distinction, often specific loss of masculinity. It includes: * effeminacy a male with female characteristics, * androgyny having both male and female characteristics, or * asexuality… … Wikipedia
epicene — epicenism, n. /ep i seen /, adj. 1. belonging to, or partaking of the characteristics of, both sexes: Fashions in clothing are becoming increasingly epicene. 2. flaccid; feeble; weak: an epicene style of writing. 3. effeminate; unmasculine. 4.… … Universalium
epicene — ep•i•cene [[t]ˈɛp ɪˌsin[/t]] adj. 1) belonging to, or partaking of the characteristics of, both sexes 2) flaccid; feeble: epicene prose[/ex] 3) effeminate; unmasculine 4) gram. a) (of a noun or pronoun) capable of referring to either sex, as… … From formal English to slang
Gender-neutral pronoun — Hir redirects here. For other uses, see Hir (disambiguation). A gender neutral pronoun is a pronoun that is not associated with any gender. It designates two distinct grammatical phenomena, the first being pronouns/periphrastics that have been… … Wikipedia
gender-neutral pronoun — noun Any third person pronoun that refers to a person without indicating the gender of the person referred to. Syn: epicene pronoun … Wiktionary
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Gender-neutrality in languages with grammatical gender — implies promoting language usage which is balanced in its treatment of the genders. For example, advocates of gender neutral language challenge the traditional use of masculine nouns and pronouns ( man , businessman , he , and so on) when… … Wikipedia
Grammatical gender — This article is about noun classes. For uses of language associated with men and women, see Language and gender. For methods of minimizing the use of gendered forms, see Gender neutral language. For other uses, see Gender (disambiguation).… … Wikipedia
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Dennis Baron — For the Alberta politician, see Dennis Barton (politician). Dennis Baron (born May 9, 1944) is a professor of English and linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.[1][2] His research focuses on the technologies of… … Wikipedia
