Date of Award
1994
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Childrey, John
Abstract
The English language, like all other living languages, is in a constant state of change. Currently, three trends in usage call particular attention to themselves. First, use of the words they, them, and their in reference to singular antecedents has become firmly established in speech and is increasingly seen in writing. Second, the word whom has virtually disappeared from spoken and written English, being replaced by who which now serves as both subject and object. Third, use of subjunctive verbs has declined, particularly in conditional clauses, but not to the extent that is commonly assumed.
Extent
105 p.
Recommended Citation
Chandler, Katherine R., "Three current trends in English usage" (1994). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 688.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/688
Identifier
FADT15098
Comments
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1994.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection