The Gender of Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Open Access Publishing Group, 2015

17 Pages Posted: 4 Feb 2018

Date Written: 2015

Abstract

In Albanian and English we have three kinds of gender: masculine, feminine and neuter. In Albanian language we have this concept for gender: “Gjinia është një nga kategoritë gramatikore më karakteristikë për emrat në gjuhën shqipe. Nga natyra e saj, ajo dallohet nga kategoritë e tjera të emrit, nga numri, rasa dhe nga kategoritë e shquarsisë dhe të pashquarsisë, sepse i kundërvihet mashkullore-femërore dhe asnjanëse...” it’s same and with English: “a grouping of nouns and pronouns into classes’ masculine, feminine and neuter.” The gender can show and function in both of numbers singular and plural. The nouns of masculine, feminine can ends with consonants or vowels.

The gender (definite) of English are augmented with articles. It can show before the noun, pronoun that can substituted with pronoun /ai, ajo – he, she or ky, kjo, ai, ajo – it (father, man, son, boy, Tom, brother, Mr. John, /he/). The noun and pronoun can have the gender but the adjective or verb cannot have.

Keywords: Gender, countable and uncountable, singular, plural, nouns

Suggested Citation

Millaku, Shkelqim and Topanica, Xhevahire, The Gender of Countable and Uncountable Nouns (2015). Open Access Publishing Group, 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3111106

Shkelqim Millaku (Contact Author)

University of Prizren ( email )

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Prizren, Kosovo 20000
Kosovo
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Xhevahire Topanica

University of Prizren

1 Shkronjat
Prizren, Kosovo 20000
Kosovo

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