LEX KONNELLY
(UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO)

Highlighting the burgeoning relationship between transgender communities, linguistics, and social justice, Konnelly draws attention to the role of language in wider cultural orientations to transgender issues, as well as the ways in which linguistics can be at the forefront of transaffirming language advocacy. By way of example, this talk reports on joint work on non-binary singular they, arguing that this innovative use of they is a grammatical change in progress that can be categorized into three distinct stages, with its most recent broadening 카지노 게임 컬렉션“ that is, as a non-binary pronoun of reference 카지노 게임 컬렉션“ dovetailing with wider socio-cultural changes that underscore the difficulty in separating grammatical and social judgements. As Konnelly aims to show, linguists from all disciplines 카지노 게임 컬렉션“ both theoretical and applied 카지노 게임 컬렉션“ are especially well-suited to leverage theoretical insights to advocate for trans-affirming language practice.

This talk is one of four keynote talks during They, Hirself, Em and You: Nonbinary Pronouns in Theory and Practice, a conference held at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s 카지노게임사이트 from June 11-13 with the generous support of many Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션™s funds, units and departments, as well as the Canadian Linguistics Association and the 카지노게임사이트 of Toronto Linguistics Department.