28.1785, Books: Semantic versus lexical gender: Kraaikamp
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Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:01:06
From: Jolanda Rozendaal [gw.uilots.lot at uu.nl]
Subject: Semantic versus lexical gender: Kraaikamp
Title: Semantic versus lexical gender
Subtitle: Synchronic and diachronic variation in Germanic gender agreement
Series Title: LOT Dissertation Series
Publication Year: 2017
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT)
http://www.lotpublications.nl/
Book URL: http://www.lotpublications.nl/semantic-versus-lexical-gender
Author: Margot Kraaikamp
Paperback: ISBN: 9789460932 Pages: Price: ----
Abstract:
Gender agreement typically involves agreement between the lexical gender of a
noun and associated words such as determiners, adjectives and pronouns.
However, pronouns in particular do not always show agreement with the lexical
gender of the noun. They sometimes show ‘semantic gender agreement’ instead,
that is, agreement based on certain properties of the referent. In Dutch, and
other Germanic varieties, a semantic agreement pattern exists that is based on
the degree of individuation of the referent: masculine pronouns are used with
referents that have a high degree of individuation and neuter pronouns with
referents that have a low degree of individuation. This semantic agreement
competes with lexical gender agreement in Dutch pronouns.
The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the origin of agreement based
on individuation in Dutch, when it has developed and what factors could be
involved in its surfacing. This work consists of four studies that address
these questions, including a historical corpus study of Middle Dutch and
experimental studies with speakers of German and speakers of Dutch.
The results of this dissertation show that the semantic agreement pattern in
Dutch pronouns relates to an existing semantic interpretation of the genders
that possibly reflects the semantic roots of the Germanic genders. It appears
that the competition between semantic and lexical gender has long existed and
that the extent to which semantic agreement surfaces is connected with the
visibility of lexical gender in the noun phrase, a factor that varies both
synchronically and diachronically in Germanic gender systems.
Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
Historical Linguistics
Semantics
Text/Corpus Linguistics
Subject Language(s): Dutch (nld)
Written In: English (eng)
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