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Data Category: common gender
Key1558
PIDhttp://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1558
Typesimple
OwnerFrancopoulo, Gil
Scopepublic
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
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2.2 English Language Section
LanguageEnglish (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.
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2.3 French Language Section
LanguageFrench (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