Joske Piepers
Biographic Data
| ID | 1060952 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joske Piepers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joske |
| FAMILY NAME | Piepers |
| SIGNATURE | PIEPERS J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tilburg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3253-9911 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Awkward Pronouns in Language Contact
This paper investigates how speakers of Limburgian dialects deal with a pronoun which is similar in form yet markedly different in meaning in the dominating contact language Dutch. The neuter pronoun het exists in both Dutch and Limburgian, but can refer to women only in the latter. By contrast, feminine pronouns which are similar in form can be used in both languages ( zij in Dutch and ziej in Limburgian). In a production study containing visual…
Sociopragmatic pronouns in Limburgian
How much of everyday language use takes place on autopilot, how much are speakers aware of, and how do their attitudes relate to this? In particular, how do these factors together account for variation between speakers? Limburgian, a regional language within the Netherlands, is under pressure from Dutch in an intensive language contact situation. The use of a non-feminine subject pronoun for women is a Limburgian feature which is not shared with …
Is ‘he’ still here
Various non-standard language varieties in the Netherlands traditionally allow for the use of masculine personal subject pronouns (i.e. regionally distinct variants of hij ‘he’) in reference to women. While this practice is well-documented within Dutch dialectology, especially during the twentieth century, it is unclear to what extent this feature still exists nowadays. Moreover, the use of masculine subject forms for female reference has not pre…
It’ Is Not for Everyone
This paper explores the different ways in which speakers of Limburgian think and feel about sociopragmatic pronouns in their dialect, in which women can traditionally be referred to with both ziej ‘she’ and het ‘she’ (lit. ‘it’). Previous research revealed variation between speakers regarding the use of het, which appears to be associated with differences in interpretation and evaluation. This study investigates this further by analyzing how indi…
Amsterdam, you're raining!” First-hand experience in tweets with spatio-temporal addressees
Gender-mismatching pronouns in context
Gender-(mis)matching pronouns have been studied extensively in experiments. However, a phenomenon common to various languages has thus far been overlooked: the systemic use of non-feminine pronouns when referring to female individuals. The present study is the first to provide experimental insights into the interpretation of such a pronoun: Limburgian zien ‘his/its’ and Dutch zijn ‘his/its’ are grammatically ambiguous between masculine and neuter…
It’ Is Not for Everyone
This paper explores the different ways in which speakers of Limburgian think and feel about sociopragmatic pronouns in their dialect, in which women can traditionally be referred to with both ziej ‘she’ and het ‘she’ (lit. ‘it’). Previous research revealed variation between speakers regarding the use of het, which appears to be associated with differences in interpretation and evaluation. This study investigates this further by analyzing how indi…
Gender-mismatching pronouns in context
Gender-(mis)matching pronouns have been studied extensively in experiments. However, a phenomenon common to various languages has thus far been overlooked: the systemic use of non-feminine pronouns when referring to female individuals. The present study is the first to provide experimental insights into the interpretation of such a pronoun: Limburgian zien ‘his/its’ and Dutch zijn ‘his/its’ are grammatically ambiguous between masculine and neuter…
Amsterdam, you're raining!” First-hand experience in tweets with spatio-temporal addressees
Is ‘he’ still here
Various non-standard language varieties in the Netherlands traditionally allow for the use of masculine personal subject pronouns (i.e. regionally distinct variants of hij ‘he’) in reference to women. While this practice is well-documented within Dutch dialectology, especially during the twentieth century, it is unclear to what extent this feature still exists nowadays. Moreover, the use of masculine subject forms for female reference has not pre…
It’ Is Not for Everyone
This paper explores the different ways in which speakers of Limburgian think and feel about sociopragmatic pronouns in their dialect, in which women can traditionally be referred to with both ziej ‘she’ and het ‘she’ (lit. ‘it’). Previous research revealed variation between speakers regarding the use of het, which appears to be associated with differences in interpretation and evaluation. This study investigates this further by analyzing how indi…
Awkward Pronouns in Language Contact
This paper investigates how speakers of Limburgian dialects deal with a pronoun which is similar in form yet markedly different in meaning in the dominating contact language Dutch. The neuter pronoun het exists in both Dutch and Limburgian, but can refer to women only in the latter. By contrast, feminine pronouns which are similar in form can be used in both languages ( zij in Dutch and ziej in Limburgian). In a production study containing visual…
Sociopragmatic pronouns in Limburgian
How much of everyday language use takes place on autopilot, how much are speakers aware of, and how do their attitudes relate to this? In particular, how do these factors together account for variation between speakers? Limburgian, a regional language within the Netherlands, is under pressure from Dutch in an intensive language contact situation. The use of a non-feminine subject pronoun for women is a Limburgian feature which is not shared with …
Linguistic Variation and Morphology (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (4 works) · Personal pronoun (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Pronoun (4 works) · Subject pronoun (3 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (3 works) · Automaticity (2 works)