Eine Bemerkung zum Genus
A remark on Grammatical Gender
Author(s): Bohumil VykypělSubject(s): Semiotics / Semiology, Pragmatics, Historical Linguistics
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas
Summary/Abstract: The present paper deals with the question ofwhether the category ofsubstantival gender is a grammatical or a lexical category. The following criterion is suggested: ifthere is at least one declension paradigm am¬bivalent in gender, then this category is lexical; in the contrary case it is grammatical. Examples are taken from Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian, Old and Modern Czech. In conclusion, the typological implications ofsuch a conception ofgender are briefly mentioned.
Journal: Acta Linguistica Lithuanica
- Issue Year: 2006
- Issue No: 54
- Page Range: 95-100
- Page Count: 6
- Language: German