Alright, so you were talking about *grammatical* gender, I wasn't...<br>sorry that my mail gave the hint for much discussion (which I enjoyed anyway). But I think that the good thing about this list is that it is ALIVE.<br>
Many times I just skipped threads I wasn't interested in, so I don't see why we shouldn't tolerate people who talk about a topic that is interesting to them and which could contribute to the advancment of other people thoughts.<br>
<br>Contrary to somebody (I don't remember who, I'm sorry) I found the example about the grandchild very interesting. I just think that we should try to see what's behind and beyond an example. It probably depends on our theoretical background too, to quickly grab an hint behind an example, or am I wrong?<br>
<br>That said,<br><br><span class="citazione"><b class="citazione">Trahit sua quemque voluptas (Virgilius)</b></span><br>(more or less: one is attacted by what s/he likes)<br><br>Eleonora<br><br><br>-- <br><i><b><font face="Tahoma">M.Eleonora Sciubba</font></b></i><font face="Tahoma"><br>
<br>Dipartimento di Linguistica<br>Università Roma Tre<br><br><i>For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice</i> (T. S. Eliot)</font>