{"title":"Dennis Baron","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the insightful world of Dennis Baron, a renowned author whose work delves into the fascinating intersections of language and society. With a career rooted in linguistics and a keen eye on contemporary language debates, Baron offers readers a comprehensive yet accessible exploration of how language evolves and impacts our daily lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of his notable works, \u003cem\u003eWhat's Your Pronoun?\u003c\/em\u003e, takes a deep dive into the history and significance of personal pronouns. This book bridges the gap between linguistics and its real-world applications, highlighting how the way we use language reflects broader social changes. Through engaging storytelling and well-researched insights, Baron invites readers to reflect on the critical role pronouns play in personal identity and societal dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBaron's contributions fall under the \u003cem\u003eScience \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/em\u003e category, giving an informative twist to understanding human communication through a scientific lens. His works are not only educational but also encourage dialogue around crucial linguistic topics, making them essential reads for anyone interested in the power and evolution of language.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"whats-your-pronoun-by-dennis-baron-9781631498718","title":"What's Your Pronoun?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeralded as \"required reading\" (Geoff Nunberg) and \"the book\" (Anne Fadiman) for anyone interested in the conversation swirling around gender-neutral and nonbinary pronouns, \u003cem\u003eWhat's Your Pronoun?\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic in the making. Providing much-needed historical context and analysis to the debate around what we call ourselves, Dennis Baron brings new insight to a centuries-old topic and illuminates how—and why—these pronouns are sparking confusion and prompting new policies in schools, workplaces, and even statehouses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnlightening and affirming, \u003cem\u003eWhat's Your Pronoun?\u003c\/em\u003e introduces a new way of thinking about language, gender, and how they intersect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855483523308,"sku":"9781631498718","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b71bcbe5f8df946ba7d6223727e8922b.jpg?v=1759278105"},{"product_id":"whats-your-pronoun-by-dennis-baron-9781631496042","title":"What's Your Pronoun?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike trigger warnings and gender-neutral bathrooms, pronouns are sparking a national debate, prompting new policies in schools, workplaces, and even prisons about what pronouns to use. Colleges ask students to declare their pronouns along with their majors; corporate conferences print name tags with space to add pronouns; email signatures sport pronouns along with names and titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFar more than a by-product of the culture wars, gender-neutral pronouns are, however, nothing new. Pioneering linguist Dennis Baron puts them in historical context, noting that Shakespeare used singular-they. Women invoked the generic use of \u003ci\u003ehe\u003c\/i\u003e to assert the right to vote, while those opposed to women's rights invoked the same word to assert that \u003ci\u003ehe\u003c\/i\u003e did not include \u003ci\u003eshe\u003c\/i\u003e. Furthermore, people have been coining new gender pronouns, not just \u003ci\u003ehir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ezie\u003c\/i\u003e, for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on Baron's own empirical research, \u003ci\u003eWhat's Your Pronoun?\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the story of the role pronouns have played—and continue to play—in establishing both our rights and our identities. It is an essential work in understanding how twenty-first-century culture has evolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855483556076,"sku":"9781631496042","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/78249da8aa9b0a9c0d111a0b16d033b0.jpg?v=1759278101"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/dennis-baron.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}