Quoting Jean-Marc Perreault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Really interesting question to ask where the gender of words comes from... > Yes, in fact I am learning Spanish in my dotage and the prof noted that words in Spanish that are derived from the greek are all masculine even though they end in 'a'--so it is the etymology (geez, I had to look it up before I said entymology!) that determines the formal gender. That aside, good question, Marie! I know of no such literature. Sorry Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
