| Gender Contributor(s): Corbett, Greville G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521329396 ISBN-13: 9780521329392 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1991 Annotation: Gender is a fascinating category, central and pervasive in some languages and totally absent in others. In this new, overall account of gender systems, over 200 languages are discussed, from English and Russian to Archi and Chichewa. More detailed analysis of individual languages provides clear illustrations of specific types of systems. Gender distinction is often based on sex; sometimes this is only one criterion and the gender of nouns depends on other factors (thus "house" is masculine in Russian, feminine in French and neuter in Tamil). On occasion there are equivalent distinctions such as human/non-human, animate/inanimate, where sex is irrelevant. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Morphology |
| Dewey: 415 |
| LCCN: 90033171 |
| Series: Landmarks of World Literature (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.61 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gender is a fascinating category, central and pervasive in some languages and totally absent in others. In this new, overall account of gender systems, over 200 languages are discussed, from English and Russian to Archi and Chichewa. More detailed analysis of individual languages provides clear illustrations of specific types of systems. Gender distinction is often based on sex; sometimes this is only one criterion and the gender of nouns depends on other factors (thus house is masculine in Russian, feminine in French and neuter in Tamil). On occasion there are equivalent distinctions such as human/non-human, animate/inanimate, where sex is irrelevant. |