Gender on definite pronouns

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.

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Published in:	Bucharest working papers in linguistics Vol. X; no. 1; pp. 97 - 121
Main Author:	Giurgea, Ion
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bucharest University Press 2008 Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti
Subjects:	definite pronouns gender Language and Literature Studies neuter pronouns Romanian neuter semantics Romanian neuter semantics gender neuter pronouns definite pronouns
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Summary:	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.
ISSN:	2069-9239 2069-9239