And then there are neopronouns (“new” pronouns), gender-neutral or nonbinary pronouns that are distinct from the common she, he and they.
All pronouns indicate identity and can be used to include or exclude people they describe — neopronouns included, said Dennis Baron, one of the foremost experts on neopronouns and their histories and an emeritus professor of English and Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Other neopronouns are completely original to their user – some may choose to select a noun to describe themselves, like “star” or “starself” in place of binary pronouns like “she” or “herself.” These are called nounself neopronouns, but more on those later.
Why people use neopronounsPeople may use neopronouns for the same reason someone else uses “she” and/or “they” — neopronouns may better align with one’s identity.
An intro to nounself neopronounsLeaf, sun, star — nounself pronouns are neopronouns that use nature and other inspirations as nonbinary or genderless descriptors.
Persons:
CNN —, ”, they’re, Dennis Baron, ” Baron, “, ” Neopronouns, Janelle Monáe, Emma Corrin, Jonathan Van Ness, Neopronouns, nonbinary, Baron, xyr, heer, ze, Ze, hirself, fay, Fae, Ey, —, Dua Saleh, who’s, Saleh, ” “, ” Saleh, aren’t, ” CNN’s Harmeet Kaur, he’s, “ heer, himer ”, Ella Young, ” Young, JWL, Noah Webster’s, Webster, thon ”, Charles Crozat Converse, thon, Michael Spivak, Jason D’Angelo, fandoms, Ehm Hjorth Miltersen, one’s, ” Miltersen, Miltersen
Organizations:
CNN, University of Illinois, “, Human Rights, Human, Netflix, Chicago Tribune, Sacramento Bee, Merriam, Webster, New York Times
Locations:
Urbana, Champaign, England, ”, Chicago