Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ468427
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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The Politics of Grammar Handbooks: Generic "He" and Singular "They."
Zuber, Sharon; Reed, Ann M.
College English, v55 n5 p515-30 Sep 1993
Traces the historical development of the authority of grammar handbooks and their current status as monitors of language. Focuses on the evidence that English speakers use the "singular they" and the "generic he." Interprets current handbooks in terms of their social roles and political constructions. (HB)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Grammar, Higher Education, Sex Bias, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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