LINGUIST List 6.1007

Tue Jul 25 1995

Misc: He/She, English only (bilingualism), German lg ban

Editor for this issue: Ann Dizdar <dizdartam2000.tamu.edu>

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1. Alexis Manaster Ramer, Re: 6.976, Disc: He/She
2. Deborah D K Ruuskanen, Re: 6.967, Disc: English only

Message 1: Re: 6.976, Disc: He/She

I don't understand how anyone can deal with the
problem of the generic or default masculine pronouns in English
by ignoring the fact that the same phenomenon is found in just
about any other language you can name, including languages
where no pronoun as such is used in such cases but where the
verb forms indicate gender.


Alexis MR

Message 2: Re: 6.967, Disc: English only

Re: 6.967, Disc: English only