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10.1.91. <persPronouns>
<persPronouns> (personal pronouns) indicates the personal pronouns used, or assumed to be used, by the individual being described. [14.3.2.1. Personal Characteristics]
(conjecture) The given value was selected based on assumptions by someone besides the person to whom this pronoun applies. As a result, the value may be erroneous.
selfIdentification
(self identification) The given value has been explicitly stated or confirmed by the person to whom this pronoun applies.
trustedThirdParty
(trusted third party) The given value has been supplied by another individual trusted by the encoder to know the preferences of the person to whom this pronoun applies.
value
(value) supplies a regularized value for personal pronouns.
The sample values list shown here is intended to be reflective of English usage. There is nothing restricting users from defining lists reflective of other languages, e.g. elle, il, and ils.
<person><persName><forename>SUE</forename><addName>the T. rex</addName></persName><residence>The Field Museum. Chicago, Illinois, United States.</residence><sex value="0"/><persPronouns value="they">they/them</persPronouns><note><cit><quote>Specimen FMNH PR 2081. Legendary Fossil. Apex
Predator. National Treasure. <emph style="text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:0.25rem;">Murderbird.</emph></quote><bibl>SUEtheTrex, Twitter biography.
<ptr target="https://twitter.com/SUEtheTrex"/>.
Accessed <date when="2020-03-25">March 25th, 2020</date>.</bibl></cit></note></person>
Example
<docAuthor><persName>Lal Zimman</persName><persPronouns value="he">(he/him/his)</persPronouns><ref target="#Name">(FAQ)</ref><persName type="IPA">[lɑɫ ˈzimn̩]</persName><email>zimman at ucsb dot edu</email><roleName>Assistant Professor of Linguistics</roleName><roleName>Affiliated Faculty in Feminist Studies</roleName><address><addrLine>South Hall 3518</addrLine><addrLine>University of California, Santa Barbara</addrLine></address></docAuthor>