Size or Duration
10 pages
Copyright date
2005
Document Type
Article
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Publication Date
2005
Collection
Faculty Publications
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Description
This study explores the usage of pronouns in two political debates by ten candidates (seven "1ale, three female) in the 1995 Louisiana governor ·s race. The purpose of the study was to exa,nine whether patterns associated with "1ale and fe"1ale pronoun usage held in an environment where males and fe"1ales had the same comrnunicative needs. Proforms were exa"1ined to deterrnine if they were functioning inclusively (speaker including the addressee), a pattern associated with female usage, or exclusively (speaker excluding the addressee), a pattern associated with "1ale usage. The results of statistical testing found that the relationship between the male candidates and exclusive proform usage was statistically significant but not the relationship between the female candidates and inclusive profor"1 usage. Another finding ivas that the "'ales used "'ore pronouns overall, including inclusive ones, than their fe"1ale counterparts.
LCSH Subject
English language -- Gender; Gender identity -- United States; Politics and culture
Date accessioned
10/14/2024
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manuscript