A new gender-neutral pronoun in Baltimore, Maryland: A preliminary study

American Speech

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 262-279

  Stotko, Elaine M ^a   Troyer, Margaret ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35549006240     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00031283-2007-012     Document Type: Article

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