Emma A. Renström ^*

• Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden

This review will cover the current state of the art when it comes to attitudes to, and use of neo- and nonbinary pronouns and their effects on gender conceptualization. Due to a general lack of research, this review will focus on Swedish and English. I will also discuss resistance against gender-inclusive language and linguistic gender reforms with a specific focus on nonbinary pronouns, and the politicization of such reforms, which constitutes a major obstacle in the implementation of gender-inclusive language. I conclude that more research is needed in general explorin attitudes to, use of and consequences of neo- and nonbinary pronouns in more languages. Moreover, research needs to specifically focus on the politicized polarization to better understand when and how people (do not) use nonbinary pronouns and what effects such pronouns come to have on future gender conceptualization. This review is structured as follows. I first describe the general function of pronouns, and discuss how language, gender and cognition are interrelated when it comes to pronouns. Then, I describe the implementation of gender-inclusive pronouns in Swedish and English and the dual nature that many gender-inclusive pronouns have, and how this duality is related to attitudes to the pronoun and use of it. I conclude by discussing future research venues that I see, mainly connected to better understanding the politicization of gender-inclusive language and how this politicization and polarization influences attitudes to and use of nonbinary pronouns and effects of nonbinary pronouns in gender conceptualization.