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Gender and Pronoun Usage in the 17th Century

When and how did a change from thou to you occur and was this change promoted by one gender rather than the other?


Term Paper, 2009

29 Pages, Grade: 1,0


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Table of contents

0. Introduction

1. Early Modern England
1.1. Demographical facts and social structure
1.2. Family Life
1.2. Education and literacy

2. Changes in the pronominal system in Early Modern English- when, how and who?
2.1. The history of thou and you
2.2. Implied meanings of pronoun usage and the importance of power, solidarity and politeness theory
2.3. Assumptions about gender differences in pronoun usage

3. Second person singular pronouns in Early Modern English private correspondence
3.1. Second person singular pronouns in women’s letters
3.2. Second person singular pronouns in men’s letters

4. Comparison of the findings and conclusion

5. Appendix

6. Bibliography

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Title
Gender and Pronoun Usage in the 17th Century
Subtitle
When and how did a change from thou to you occur and was this change promoted by one gender rather than the other?
College
University of Cologne  (Englisches Seminar)
Course
Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Grade
1,0
Author
Year
2009
Pages
29
Catalog Number
V194408
ISBN (eBook)
9783656198567
ISBN (Book)
9783656199410
File size
425 KB
Language
English
Keywords
gender, pronoun, usage, century, when
Quote paper
Lea-Marie Pasemann (Author), 2009, Gender and Pronoun Usage in the 17th Century, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/194408

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