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noun-self pronoun

noun-self pronoun is the alternative form of nounself pronoun.

Meaning of nounself pronoun

Noun

nounself pronoun (plural nounself pronouns)

  1. A type of third-person singular neopronoun constructed (often as an in-group identifier or nonce word) from a referent noun.
    • According to [Judith] Butler, identity is tied to gender, and we perceive each other through the lens of gender (1999:22). This makes the gender binary with only its two choices very limiting. Nounself pronouns can be seen as an attempt to break free from this.2016, Ehm Hjorth Miltersen, “Nounself pronouns: 3rd person personal pronouns as identity expression”, in Journal of Language Works, volume 1, number 1, page 48

Forms of noun-self pronoun

pluralnoun-self pronouns

Questions about noun-self pronoun

What is noun-self pronoun the alternative form of?
Noun-self pronoun is the alternative form of nounself pronoun.

Words near noun-self pronoun in the dictionary

  1. noun of place
  2. noun phrase
  3. noun phrases
  4. noun substantive
  5. noun substantive proper
  6. noun-self pronoun
  7. noun-self pronouns
  8. nounal
  9. nounally
  10. nouned
  11. nounhood

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