Meaning of nounself pronoun | Babel Free

Definitions

A type of third-person singular neopronoun constructed (often as an in-group identifier or nonce word) from a referent noun.

Examples

“According to [Judith] Butler, identity is tied to gender, and we perceive each other through the lens of gender (1999:22). This makes the gender binary with only its two choices very limiting. Nounself pronouns can be seen as an attempt to break free from this.”

“Nounself pronouns are when you adapt a noun of your choosing into a pronoun to create a wide variety of very personal and descriptive pronouns.”

“This suggests that neopronouns in general and nounself pronouns in particular are used to express something very individual about the selector.”

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