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The Early History of they: Forms, Functions and Etymology - New Approaches to English Historical Linguistics Marcelle Cole
The Early History of they: Forms, Functions and Etymology - New Approaches to English Historical Linguistics
Marcelle Cole
This book challenges the long-held theory that the English pronouns they, their, them are loanwords from Old Norse, arguing instead that the pronouns ultimately derive from the Old English demonstratives þa – þara – þam.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 15, 2026 |
| ISBN13 | 9783032056849 |
| Publishers | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Pages | 202 |
| Dimensions | 218 × 154 × 21 mm · 426 g |
| Language | English |