| Data Category: common gender | |
|---|---|
| Key | 1558 |
| PID | http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1558 |
| Type | simple |
| Owner | Francopoulo, Gil |
| Scope | public |
| 1. Administration Information Section | |
| 1.1 Administration Record | |
| Identifier | commonGender |
| Version | 1:0 |
| Registration Status | private |
| Administration Status | private |
| Justification | Used in languages that rely more heavily on animacy than noun gender for agreement aspects. |
| Origin | Morphosyntax set |
| 1.1.1 Creation | |
| Creation Date | 2004-11-18 |
| Change Description | |
| 1.1.2 Last Change | |
| Last Change Date | 2010-06-07 |
| Change Description | Added justification, fr source |
| 2. Description Section | |
| Profile | Morphosyntax |
| 2.1 Data Element Name Section | |
| Data Element Name | common gender |
| Source | Morphosyntax set |
[-]2.2 English Language Section | |
| Language | English (en) |
| 2.2.1 Name Section | |
| Name | common gender |
| Name Status | standardized name |
| 2.2.2 Definition Section | |
| Definition | Indistinguished gender for epicenes. |
| Source | Gil Francopoulo |
| 2.2.2.1 Note Section | |
| Note | Not all languages have this tradition of having a common value for epicenes. It seems to be the case in Danish and Italian. It is not the case for French. |
[+]2.3 French Language Section | |
| Language | French (fr) |
| 2.3.1 Name Section | |
| Name | genre commun |
| Name Status | standardized name |
| 2.3.2 Definition Section | |
| Definition | Genre non distingué pour les épicènes. |
| Source | GP |