http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/pronouns Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 17 May 2026 09:45:48 -0400 Sun, 17 May 2026 09:45:48 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1728/one-pronoun-at-a-time-gender-specific-pronouns-improve-reading-comprehension By Morgan S. Burke - The current study focuses on the effect of gender-specific (he, she) and gender-neutral (they) pronouns on male and female recognition ability. Crawford and English (1984) showed male pronouns (he) better aid male recall and gender-neutral pronouns (they, he or she) better aid female recall. The effect of female pronouns (she) on recall ability was not studied (Crawford & English, 1984). The current study recognizes this gap and extends Crawford and English’s (1984) study to include female pronouns. 151 participants (75 male, 75 female, 1 unidentified) were identified via convenience... Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:52 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1728/one-pronoun-at-a-time-gender-specific-pronouns-improve-reading-comprehension