One Word, Two Genders
Categorization and Agreement in Dutch Double Gender Nouns
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Beschreibung
This first academic study of double gender nouns (DGNs) in the Dutch language investigates why certain nouns have more than one gender. DGNs are shown to be part of a generalized restructuring of Dutch gender as a whole, and this study shows them to be catalysts in the transition towards a (more) semantic system.
Dutch is a peculiar language in that certain nouns have more than one gender. This first academic study of double gender nouns (DGNs) in the Dutch language investigates this anomaly. First assigned a lexicological classification, the DGNs are then analysed contextually by means of a corpus study. DGNs are shown to be part of a generalized restructuring of Dutch gender as a whole. No longer a fringe phenomenon in the Dutch gender system, this study shows them to be catalysts in the transition towards a (more) semantic system, a process that is much more advanced than commonly assumed.
Autor*in
Chiara Semplicini
Themen in »One Word, Two Genders«
Agreement Analysis Categorization Double Double Gender Nouns Dutch Dutch Gender Gender as an Individuation marker Genders Nouns Semplicini Word