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Parts of speech

Parts of speech. Noun - Gender. I ntroduction. Gender There is very few gender distinction in English . There is very close connection between the biological category ´sex´ and the grammatical category ´gender ´. General information. Gender -sensitive pronous.

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Parts of speech

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  1. Parts of speech Noun - Gender

  2. Introduction Gender • Thereisveryfewgenderdistinction in English. • Thereis very closeconnectionbetweenthebiologicalcategory ´sex´ and thegrammaticalcategory´gender´.

  3. Generalinformation

  4. Gender-sensitive pronous • Personalpronouns: he, she, it; possessiveadjectiveshis, her andits; relativepronounswhoandwhich. Gender • Masculine • Feminine • Neuter

  5. Nounsdescribingpeople • bachelor/spinster • boy/girl • brother/sister • father/mother • gentleman/lady • husband/wife • king/queen • sir/madam

  6. Nounsdescribinganimals • bull/cow • cock/hen • dog/bitch • gander/goose • pig/sow • ram/ewe • stallion/mare

  7. -essendings • actor/actress • god/goddess • prince/princess • steward/stewardess • waiter/waitress • host/hostess • author/authoress

  8. -essendingsforanimals • leopard/leopardess • lion/lioness • tiger/tigress or • he-goat/she-goat • he-wolf/she-wolf • he-bear/she-bear

  9. Others • bridegroom/bride • hero/heroine • landlord/landlady • male/female • widower/widow • policeman/policewoman • postman/postwoman

  10. Literatura ALEXANDER, L. G. LongmanEnglishGrammar.1. vyd. London and New York: Longman, 1988. ISBN 0-582-55892-1. SVOBODA, A., KUČERA, K. English Parts of Speech. 1. vyd. Opava: SU v Opavě, 2005. ISBN 80-7248-199-1.

  11. Task • Identifymasculineorfemininethroughpronouns. • Contrastnounsdescribingpeople. • Contrastnounsdescribinganimals. • Identifymasculineorfeminine by ´man´, ´woman´, etc.

  12. Děkujiza pozornost.

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