Gender on definite pronouns
Gender on definite pronouns
Author(s): Ion GiurgeaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: definite pronouns; gender; semantics; neuter pronouns; Romanian neuter
Summary/Abstract: This paper explores some issues related to the interpretation of gender on definite pronouns. I assume that neuter natural gender means lack of descriptive content and that a general principle requires pronouns to bear a descriptive specification whenever possible.
Journal: Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 97-121
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English