We are delighted to announce the next event in our "IEAS goes to AC" series: The "Pronoun Wars" from a Linguistic Perspective with Dr. Péter Szűcs (Department of English Linguistics, University of Debrecen).
Time: 22 Feburary 2024, 17:00
Venue: American Corner Debrecen (Bem tér 19/D)
The term "Pronoun Wars" refers to debates and conflicts surrounding the use of gender pronouns, especially in the English-speaking world (he/she/they/etc.). Terms and concepts like “gender-neutral language” and “linguistic inclusivity,” “misgendering,” “preferred pronouns,” etc. have become a common theme in public discourse, and especially on campuses, in the United States.
But what can linguistics say about this topic, which is a linguistic category after all? Linguists from various subfields have contributed vastly to our understanding of the morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, psycho- and sociolinguistics of pronouns.
Pronouns are also one of the research fields of Dr. Péter Szűcs, member of the Department of English Linguistics at the University of Debrecen, who will give an engaging overview of these issues and will also invite the audience to create an informed opinion about the topic.
We kindly ask you to register for this event by sending an email to debrecenac@gmail.com
We are delighted to announce the next event in our "IEAS goes to AC" series: The "Pronoun Wars" from a Linguistic Perspective with Dr. Péter Szűcs (Department of English Linguistics, University of Debrecen).
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2024. 02. 02. 13:25