Two sets of rules for determining noun gender and making gender agreements in Spanish are examined critically on the basis of both formal criteria, including frequency in discourse of the items described by the rules, and the notions about the role of rules in second language use formalized in ...
If you look at texts 30 years ago you would never findLA arquitectA, it would have beenLA arquitectO. But that has changed with time, and thus we end up with rules that are blurry which do not help when those starting to learn Spanish. But that is also the beauty of a language, and...
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1. Gender is a way of classifyingnounsinto two categories.Spanish nouns are masculine or feminine, although there are a few that areambiguous, meaning that Spanish speakers are inconsistent in which gender is applied to them. Also, some nouns, particularly those that refer to people, can be m...
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently – they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ig...
In many other languages, especially the Romance languages (such as French, Spanish, and Italian), a large number of nouns are coded as being either feminine or masculine. This used to be the case in Old English as well, but in modern English only certain nouns that describe a person who...
die see.Gender does not transfer well from one language to another. The word for "sun" is masculine in Spanish (el sol) but feminine in German (die sonne). A German moon is masculine (der mond), while a Spanish moon is feminine (la luna). German gender rules are enough to drive an...
Gender-neutral Spanish: Alternatives Now let’s explore various alternatives that are gaining traction to mitigate gender bias in Spanish. The majority of these alternatives align with Spanish grammar rules and are generally considered acceptable. However, certain approaches, such as incorporating symbols...
Native speaker intuitions as a Basis for determining Noun Gender Rules in Spanish A description of the rules for the use of the conversational historical present in American English is given in order to demonstrate the necessity of takin... D Natalicio 被引量: 5发表: 1983年 Harnessing native ...
There are also some specific Community rules, such as Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 24 September 2002 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women regarding the access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and...