The Economist | How different languages are accommodating non-binary people @TheEconomist | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
In a world where over a third of all languages use gender-specific grammar, non-binary people are looking for innovative solutions.
00:09 - Being gender-neutral in English
00:17 - The problem posed by grammatical gender
00:43 - Innovative solutions
Read Johnson, The Economist’s language column: https://econ.st/3rwxcpF
Find out why you have an accent in a foreign language: https://econ.st/48skXLr
Watch our film on how to sound like a local when you speak a foreign language: https://econ.st/465vQ4l
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Read more about how languages with grammatical gender handle non-binary people: https://econ.st/464gLQh
Find out which languages take the longest to learn? https://econ.st/48mwdsG
Read about why God’s pronouns are causing conniptions in Britain: https://econ.st/46clJLe
In a world where over a third of all languages use gender-specific grammar, non-binary people are looking for innovative solutions.
00:09 - Being gender-neutral in English
00:17 - The problem posed by grammatical gender
00:43 - Innovative solutions
Read Johnson, The Economist’s language column: https://econ.st/3rwxcpF
Find out why you have an accent in a foreign language: https://econ.st/48skXLr
Watch our film on how to sound like a local when you speak a foreign language: https://econ.st/465vQ4l
Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletters: https://econ.st/3QAawvI
Sign up to 1843’s newsletter, The Extraordinary Story: https://econ.st/3OdEkys
Read more about how languages with grammatical gender handle non-binary people: https://econ.st/464gLQh
Find out which languages take the longest to learn? https://econ.st/48mwdsG
Read about why God’s pronouns are causing conniptions in Britain: https://econ.st/46clJLe