Are New Gender-Neutral Pronouns Difficult to Process in Reading? The Case of Hen in SWEDISH

Hen is a Swedish gender-neutral pronoun used for non-binary individuals and as a generic singular pronoun form. Hen was added to the Swedish Academy Glossary (SAOL) in 2015, and opponents of hen have argued that gender-neutral pronouns are difficult to process, and therefore should not be used. As o...

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Main Authors: Hellen P. Vergoossen, Philip Pärnamets, Emma A. Renström, Marie Gustafsson Sendén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.574356/full