People’s Beliefs About Pronouns Reflect Both the Language They Speak and Their Ideologies
Bailey A, Dembroff R, Wodak D, Ikizer E, Cimpian A. People’s Beliefs About Pronouns Reflect Both the Language They Speak and Their Ideologies. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2024, 153: 1388-1406. PMID: 38647482, DOI: 10.1037/xge0001565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGendered pronounsPreregistered experimental studyPerson's social identityEnglish pronounsLanguage changePronoun systemLanguage contextPronounsSocial ideologySample speakersLanguagePublic debateSocial identityIdeologyIdeological beliefsEnglish-speaking samplesFamiliarity preferenceShape attitudesSocial purposesSpeakersBinary genderSocial groupsPolicy-relevant questionsEmpirical contributionsDebates