30: Swedish Pronouns and Gender




Talk the Talk show

Summary: An equality-minded preschool in Sweden is avoiding the use of gender-specific pronouns like 'he' and 'she', and referring to the kids as 'friends', rather than girls and boys. Is this linguistic egalitarianism, or radical language engineering? Does using gendered pronouns make you more sexist? UWA linguist Daniel Midgley is looking out for the children on this week's Talk the Talk.