Gender alternation in ambiguous Spanish nouns : historical overview / Eva Núñez Méndez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Núñez Méndez, Eva, author.

Series:

LINCOM studies in Romance linguistics ; 90.

LINCOM studies in Romance linguistics ; 90

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spanish language--Grammar.

Spanish language.

Spanish language--Noun.

Spanish language--Gender.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

x, 88 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Muenchen : Lincom GmbH, 2026.

Summary:

"This volume offers an overview of the major historical changes in ambiguously gendered Spanish nouns. Starting with gendered Latin cases, it analyzes gender transformation patterns in Spanish. By focusing on those nouns that do not show the consistent suffixal o/a alternation for masculine and feminine, this book studies the irregularities and distinctions which made these nouns unique from the perspective of grammatical gender. Why certain inanimate nouns like mano or día did not conform to the typical binary word endings of o/a is the point of departure for this research. It also studies the evolution of gender hybridism in inanimate nouns that have kept both the masculine and feminine forms due to evolutionary reasons, such as el arte/las artes, el/la almíbar, el/la azúcar, los/las lentes, el/la mar, el/la pringue, among others."-- Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Exploring gender and lexical change

Beyond Spanish -o/-a gender phoneme correspondences

Gender instability and gender change

Gender alteration in nouns ending in -e and consonant

Ambiguous gender nouns of non-Latin origin or not borrowed directly from Latin

Gender alternation in dialects

Final reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-83) and index.

ISBN:

9783969392751

3969392756

OCLC:

1583237530

Publisher Number:

9783969392751