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This edited volume investigates grammatical gender as a system of noun classification and agreement, asking how its structure relates to linguistic complexity. Its studies examine the organization, development and interaction of gender systems with other parts of grammar across a range of languages.
The opening discussions establish concepts for comparing complexity, while the individual studies bring language-specific evidence to questions about classification, agreement, historical change and the distribution of grammatical distinctions. Readers can compare different analytical approaches without assuming that all gender systems behave alike.
Volume I is a complete, separately published book with its own ISBN and bibliography; its focus is general issues and specific studies. The original 350-page publisher PDF retains every chapter, table, linguistic example and source acknowledgment.
Francesca Di Garbo, Bruno Olsson and Bernhard Wälchli (editors), Grammatical Gender and Linguistic Complexity, Volume I. Language Science Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3446224. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Original cover, design and typesetting acknowledgments retained in the publication.