The next event in the Institute of English and American Studies goes to the American Corner series is The „Pronoun Wars” from a Linguistic Perspective with Dr. Péter Szűcs (Department of English Linguistics, University of Debrecen) at 5 pm on the 22nd of February 2024 in the American Corner Debrecen (19/D Bem Square).
The term „Pronoun Wars” refers to debates and conflicts surrounding the use of gender pronouns, especially in the English-speaking world (he/she/they/etc.). The terms and concepts “gender-neutral language,” “linguistic inclusivity,” “misgendering,” “preferred pronouns,” etc. have become a common theme in public discourse, especially on campuses in the United States.
But what can linguistics say about this topic, which is a linguistic category, after all? Linguists from various subfields have contributed vastly to our understanding of the morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, psycho- and sociolinguistics of pronouns.
Pronouns are one of the research fields of Dr. Péter Szűcs, member of the Department of English Linguistics at the University of Debrecen, who will give an engaging overview of these issues and will also invite the audience to create an informed opinion about the topic.
You have to register for this event by sending an email to debrecenac@gmail.com.
The Institute of English and American Studies is the second oldest academic center of this kind in Hungary. Its predecessor, the first Department of English, was founded in 1938.