The CBS Mornings Podcast
The CBS Mornings Podcast
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How Pronouns Have Shaped Our Rights and Identities
12 minutes Posted Feb 10, 2020 at 3:00 am.
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Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, linguist Dennis Baron joins CBS News' Reena Ninan to discuss his new book, "What's Your Pronoun? Beyond He and She.” Baron, a professor of English and linguistics at the University of Illinois, explains how the centuries-long history of gender neutral pronouns relates to the current debate over people seeking an option beyond he and she. Baron explains the significance of pronouns when determining our rights and identities and why singular they has gained more acceptance in recent years.