Nouns - category gender
3 important questions on Nouns - category gender
How is the sex signalled only directly
àin personal pronouns - 3rd p sg
he – she – it
àin possessive adnominals
his – her – its
Note that the possessor determines gender in Engl! (# French)
he – she – it
àin possessive adnominals
his – her – its
Note that the possessor determines gender in Engl! (# French)
How is the sex signalled indirectly
in interrogative pronouns
who? – what?
àin relative pronouns
who – which
who? – what?
àin relative pronouns
who – which
How is the english gender system marked
. an entire absence of gender-marking in the adnominal group (articles, determiners, adjectives)
So the only device to indicate gender here is the pronominalization of the NP.
So the only device to indicate gender here is the pronominalization of the NP.
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