Gz^rod|in (Some grammar now)
From: | Adrian Morgan <morg0072@...> |
Date: | Sunday, March 12, 2000, 0:46 |
My previous question about character representation
in this medium still needs a verdict, but it should
be possible to discuss _some_ grammar, at least, in
the meantime.
I have defined four genders, called Feminine,
Masculine, Living and Inert. Alternatives for the
last two would be more than welcome. Here are the
definitions:
Inert entities are things like rocks.
Living entities might be:
- living things neither (specified as) male or
female;
- dead things if the biological status is important,
e.g. carcass would be living but steak inert;
- groups of living things;
- words relating to _time_ such as Present or
Eternity;
- Abstract nouns derived from verbs.
Feminine and Masculine entities may be:
- literally male or female;
- groups of men or women if the sexual exclusiveness
is an attribute not a statistic;
- nouns relating to _past_ are masculine, e.g.
history, yesterday, ruin
- nouns relating to _future_ are feminine, e.g.
hope, devastation, tomorrow;
- a masculine abstact noun derived from a verb
indicates commencement, e.g. masculine
_The go(ing)_ means, the leaving;
- a feminine abstract noun derived from a verb
indicates completion, e.g. feminine _The
go(ing)_ means, the arriving.
Adrian.
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