French and Canadian Inclusive Language Doctrine and Societal Attitudes
Description:
One of the most important French grammar rules is the rule of superiority: Masculine subjects always trump feminine subjects when there are multiple subjects. Superiority is closely followed by the acceptance that all nouns have a grammatical gender, either masculine or feminine. Since 1984, and over the span of forty years, these rules have been challenged on multiple levels of French society. The research conducted over the course of this thesis focuses on the mentality and reactions of the F…
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Date:
May 2022
Creator:
Diaz, Taylor Irene Berthiaume
Partner:
UNT Libraries