01356nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_167407 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 111 425 C983 Curzan, Anne Gender shifts in the history of English Anne Curzan Cambridge, U.K. Cambridge University Press 2003 Based on extensive research, Anne Curzan's study makes a major contribution by providing historical perspective on controversial questions regarding the continuing evolution of gender definition. How and why did grammatical gender gradually disappear from English and get replaced by a system where the gender of nouns and the use of personal pronouns depend on the natural gender of the referent? How is this shift related to "irregular agreement" (she for ships) and "sexist" language use (generic he) in Modern English? Finally, how is the language continuing to evolve 0n these respects? Linguistic change,English language,Những thay đổi của ngôn ngữ,Ngôn ngữ tiếng Anh,English language,Ngôn ngữ tiếng Anh Grammar, Historical,Ngữ pháp, Lịch sử,Gender,Giới tính Trọng Hiếu Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ