Chapter published in:
Patterns of Change in 18th-century English: A sociolinguistic approach
Edited by Terttu Nevalainen, Minna Palander-Collin and Tanja Säily
[Advances in Historical Sociolinguistics 8] 2018
► pp. 137–158

Chapter 9
Indefinite pronouns with singular human reference

Recessive and ongoing

Article outline
  • 9.1Introduction
  • 9.2Diachronic overview
  • 9.3Social embedding
    • 9.3.1Gender
    • 9.3.2Age and social status
    • 9.3.3Region
  • 9.4Discussion on the new evidence from correspondence
  • 9.5Conclusions
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Published online: 06 September 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/ahs.8.09lai