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The Preconceptual Basis of Noun Class (Gender)

Patrik Bye

Abstrak

Noun class is widely seen as “standing out” from other morphosyntactic categories in having a basis in ontological beliefs, or a ‘semantic core’. The consequence of this view is that noun classes in natural languages frequently do not cohere semantically. Here I motivate an aspectual alternative according to which noun class is grounded in low-level cognitive processes including the detection of agency and sex- related cues (including shape/size) and ‘mode’ of attention. This suggests a way of bringing noun class more into line with the perspectivizing contribution of morphosyntactic features in general.

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Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar

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Patrik Bye

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Bye, P. (2022). The Preconceptual Basis of Noun Class (Gender). https://doi.org/10.7557/12.6371

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Tahun Terbit: 2022
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.7557/12.6371
Akses: Open Access ✓