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What class of words in Modern English retains grammatical gender?
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Is London a masculine word or feminine?
Neither. English nouns do not have grammatical gender.
What is the male gender of window?
See link for discussion of Gender Neutral Language. Some languages assign masculine feminine or neuter genders (not male and female) to nouns. English does not; modern English does not have 'grammatical gender'. If it did, then window would already be masculine feminine or neuter. You don't typically change gender of nouns in languages that have grammatical gender. In modern English there are remnants of grammatical gender from the Old English period in the form of gender specific pronouns. It can be complicated, we are sure, for ESL students whose native languages have grammatical gender. It is hard to refute that 'fireman' itself, political correctness aside for the moment, refers to men and could be construed as a masculine noun. But there is no grammatical gender in English. From the point of view of grammar the word is not masculine, it is not feminine and it is not neuter. A gender neutral form of fireman is firefighter, and this is satisfying if you are talking about people who want to put fires out. Fireperson seems strangely wrong, but perhaps only because it is not used. One complication is that the word fireman has a meaning distinct from firefighter. A fireman is a person who tends a fire and does not want to put it out. Typically a fireman tends a fire that is fueling steam engines. So another word would be called for when there is a need for gender neutral language. Perhaps this would be a case for the word 'fireperson', if it is ever needed.Considering this kind of thing the problem with modern English is to use language appropriately without regard to the gender of people. This refers to gender neutral language, which is different from grammatical gender. The person who chairs a board of directors or trustees could be called 'chairperson', for example, or chairwoman when appropriate, rather than using the word 'chairman' without regard for the person's gender. Some gender biased English words and phrases are easily and quickly replaced by gender neutral alternatives, like chairperson. Other solutions are not as easily found and at some point English is likely to accept conventions that will be developed over time by speakers and writers of English. English is continually growing and changing.As a note, it can be difficult for native speakers of English to really get a handle on noun gender in foreign languages. In Spanish for example, the word for shirt is camisa which is feminine. But men wear shirts don't they? It is not primarily about sexuality; it has to do with the origins and natures of the words themselves.
Opposite gender of benefactor?
There is no grammatical gender in the English noun. The word benefactress may be used for a female benefactor, but it is not necessary except to specify the person's gender, which of course is a form of sexism.
What is the feminine gender of prime?
The word 'prime' has no gender, whether it's the noun, the verb, or the adjective use for the word 'prime'. There is no grammatical gender for English words, no masculine or feminine forms. English uses different words that indicate gender, such as man and woman, or rooster and hen.
What is the feminine from of positif?
I assume you meant 'feminine form of positive!' There are no masculine or feminine forms in Modern English. Gender is no longer an inflectional category in Modern English.
What class words in modern English retains grammatical gender?
personel pronouns
What class of words in modern English retains grammaticl gender?
Pronouns (he, she, it) in modern English retain grammatical gender. Other parts of speech, such as nouns and adjectives, do not typically have gender distinctions like in some other languages.
What Noun gender?
The gender of nouns in a language is a set of two or more categories that determine agreement with modifiers. Grammatical gender has nothing to do with physical gender, but is entirely a matter of form. Where there is no need for agreement, as in Modern English, there is no grammatical gender. In English grammar words generally do not have a gender unless specifically referred to in phrases such as "Those are his jeans". However the gender is not transferred to the noun it is merely a description. In other languages they can be and are assigned.
Is doctor morphologically marked or unmarked gender?
In Latin, it is marked masculine. In English, there is no grammatical gender.
Is London a masculine word or feminine?
Neither. English nouns do not have grammatical gender.
Is Japanese masculine and feminine?
If you are asking if Japanese has grammatical gender, the answer is no. If you're asking if the English word "Japanese" is masculine and feminine, the answer is yes (since English also has no grammatical gender, except with some pronouns).
What are the examples of Feminine noun?
There is no grammatical gender in the English noun. In languages that do have grammatical gender, it has no necessary connection to physical gender. It is strictly a matter of form, and requires gender agreement in modifiers - and in some languages, in verbs.In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.Some examples of nouns for a female are:auntcowdaughterdoeduchessewegirlgrandmotherhenmadam (ma'am)maremissmistress (Mrs.)mothernieceprincessqueensisterwifewoman
What is noun's gender?
In language, the gender of a noun refers to the categorization of nouns into masculine, feminine, or neuter genders, depending on the language. Some languages, like Spanish and French, have specific gender assignments for nouns, while in English, gender is not typically assigned to nouns.
What is the male gender of window?
See link for discussion of Gender Neutral Language. Some languages assign masculine feminine or neuter genders (not male and female) to nouns. English does not; modern English does not have 'grammatical gender'. If it did, then window would already be masculine feminine or neuter. You don't typically change gender of nouns in languages that have grammatical gender. In modern English there are remnants of grammatical gender from the Old English period in the form of gender specific pronouns. It can be complicated, we are sure, for ESL students whose native languages have grammatical gender. It is hard to refute that 'fireman' itself, political correctness aside for the moment, refers to men and could be construed as a masculine noun. But there is no grammatical gender in English. From the point of view of grammar the word is not masculine, it is not feminine and it is not neuter. A gender neutral form of fireman is firefighter, and this is satisfying if you are talking about people who want to put fires out. Fireperson seems strangely wrong, but perhaps only because it is not used. One complication is that the word fireman has a meaning distinct from firefighter. A fireman is a person who tends a fire and does not want to put it out. Typically a fireman tends a fire that is fueling steam engines. So another word would be called for when there is a need for gender neutral language. Perhaps this would be a case for the word 'fireperson', if it is ever needed.Considering this kind of thing the problem with modern English is to use language appropriately without regard to the gender of people. This refers to gender neutral language, which is different from grammatical gender. The person who chairs a board of directors or trustees could be called 'chairperson', for example, or chairwoman when appropriate, rather than using the word 'chairman' without regard for the person's gender. Some gender biased English words and phrases are easily and quickly replaced by gender neutral alternatives, like chairperson. Other solutions are not as easily found and at some point English is likely to accept conventions that will be developed over time by speakers and writers of English. English is continually growing and changing.As a note, it can be difficult for native speakers of English to really get a handle on noun gender in foreign languages. In Spanish for example, the word for shirt is camisa which is feminine. But men wear shirts don't they? It is not primarily about sexuality; it has to do with the origins and natures of the words themselves.
Opposite gender of benefactor?
There is no grammatical gender in the English noun. The word benefactress may be used for a female benefactor, but it is not necessary except to specify the person's gender, which of course is a form of sexism.
Why does France have masculine and feminine?
Most languages have Grammatical gender. In English we would say him or her as in other languages. Languages or dialitecs as Altaic, Austronesian, Sino-Tibetan, Uralic and most Native American language families, grammatical gender is usually absent.
What is the feminine gender of prime?
The word 'prime' has no gender, whether it's the noun, the verb, or the adjective use for the word 'prime'. There is no grammatical gender for English words, no masculine or feminine forms. English uses different words that indicate gender, such as man and woman, or rooster and hen.
