Edited by Marlis Hellinger and Heiko Motschenbacher
This is the fourth volume of a comprehensive reference work which provides systematic descriptions of the manifestations of gender in languages of diverse areal, typological and socio-cultural affiliations. To the 30 languages already analysed in previous volumes, Vol. 4 adds another 12 languages… read more
This is the third of a three-volume comprehensive reference work on “Gender across Languages”, which provides systematic descriptions of various categories of gender (grammatical, lexical, referential, social) in 30 languages of diverse genetic, typological and socio-cultural backgrounds. Among the… read more
This three-volume reference work provides systematic descriptions of various categories of gender (grammatical, lexical, referential, social) in 30 languages of diverse genetic, typological and socio-cultural backgrounds. Among the issues discussed for each language are the following: What are the… read more
This is the second of a three-volume comprehensive reference work on “Gender across Languages”, which provides systematic descriptions of various categories of gender (grammatical, lexical, referential, social) in 30 languages of diverse genetic, typological and socio-cultural backgrounds. Among… read more
This is the first of a three-volume comprehensive reference work on “Gender across Languages”, which provides systematic descriptions of various categories of gender (grammatical, lexical, referential, social) in 30 languages of diverse genetic, typological and socio-cultural backgrounds. Among the… read more
1.Introduction
2.Categories of gender
2.1Grammatical gender
2.1.1Gender assignment
2.1.2Agreement
2.2Lexical gender
2.3Social gender
3.Referring to women and men in German
3.1Specification of referential gender
3.1.1Grammatical means
3.1.2Lexical means
3.1.3Morphological means:… read more
1.Aims and scope of “Gender across languages”
2.Gender classes as a special case of noun classes
2.1Classifier languages
2.2Noun class languages
3.Categories of gender
3.1Grammatical gender
3.2Lexical gender
3.3Referential gender
3.4“False generics”: Generic masculines and male generics
3.5Social… read more
1.Aims and scope of “Gender across languages”
2. Gender classes as a special case of noun classes
2.1 Classifier languages
2.2 Noun class languages
3. Categories of gender
3.1 Grammatical gender
3.2 Lexical gender
3.3 Referential gender
3.4 “False generics”:… read more
1.Introduction
2. Gender in English
2.1. Grammatical gender
2.2. Lexical and social gender
3. Semantic derogation
4. Reforming English
5. Varieties of English represented in “Gender across languages”
Notes
References
1. Aims and scope of “Gender across languages”2. Gender classes as a special case of noun classes 2.1 Classifier languages 2.2 Noun class languages3. Categories of gender 3.1 Grammatical gender 3.2 Lexical gender 3.3 Referential gender 3.4 “False generics”: Generic… read more
