From lojban-out@lojban.org Thu Nov 23 04:53:44 2006 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 3363 invoked from network); 23 Nov 2006 12:44:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.67.35) by m40.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 23 Nov 2006 12:44:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.66.169) by mta9.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 23 Nov 2006 12:44:50 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GnDv6-0003yq-4D for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:43:12 -0800 Received: from dsl081-066-169.sfo1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([64.81.66.169] helo=chain.digitalkingdom.org) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GnDu4-0003uW-7I; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:42:19 -0800 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:41:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GnDtX-0003tF-RK for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:41:36 -0800 Received: from imo-m25.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.6]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GnDtF-0003sc-97 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:41:31 -0800 Received: from MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com by imo-m25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id d.bd0.88242bc (58435) for ; Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:41:10 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:41:10 EST MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_bd0.88242bc.3296f0e6_boundary" X-Mailer: 6.0 for Windows XP sub 11501 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-archive-position: 13255 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -0.3 (/) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.66.169 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:0:0:0 X-eGroups-From: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com From: lojban-out@lojban.org Reply-To: MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com Subject: [lojban] semantic category vs. gender X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790; y=8SV4kGnVN4_ilnr84GZmw_a3act4FGos0Xd9Izew1-qg_IC_Yg X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 27690 --part1_bd0.88242bc.3296f0e6_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/23/2006 4:23:18 AM Central Standard Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes: > Gender in language IS a form of semantic classifier, having only 1 or 2 > or 3 categories in Indo-European languages (and thus being rather > useless most of the time, but apparently useful enough that most IE > languages have those categories), but having larger numbers of > genders/categories in other languages. > > lojbab > I doubt that gender in European languages is really a semantic category, beyond the obvious few words relating directly to sexual entities. stevo --part1_bd0.88242bc.3296f0e6_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 11/23/2006 4:23:18 AM C= entral Standard Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


Gender in language IS a f= orm of semantic classifier, having only 1 or 2=20
or 3 categories in Indo-European languages (and thus being rather=20
useless most of the time, but apparently useful enough that most IE=20
languages have those categories), but having larger numbers of=20
genders/categories in other languages.

lojbab


I doubt that gender in European languages is really a semantic category= , beyond the obvious few words relating directly to sexual entities.

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