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nounself pronouns

nounself pronouns is the plural 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

Questions about nounself pronouns

What is nounself pronouns the plural of?
Nounself pronouns is the plural of nounself pronoun.

Words near nounself pronouns in the dictionary

  1. nouns of place
  2. nouns substantive
  3. nouns substantive proper
  4. nounself
  5. nounself pronoun
  6. nounself pronouns
  7. nounship
  8. nouny
  9. Nour
  10. Nouri
  11. nourice

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