Previous Slide Pronouns and Possessives (1) Next Slide

Ratio of Rates per 10000 (female/male) 1500-1999
je j' je m' ma me mes moi mon 1.54
tu toi t' tes ta ton 1.30
il 1.02
elle 1.53
nous nos notre 1.02
vos votre vous 1.52
ils 0.80
elles 0.99

Women's texts are

General Time Series Table shows increases in ratio of female use of "tu toi...".

Distinct chronological sampling biases limit confidence in examining temporal shifts. Variations may also reflect diachronic differences in genres.


Previous Slide Olsen: Écriture Féminine...: Slide 9 Next Slide