Gender Agreement (Noun)
Meaning
Agreement in grammatical gender between words in the same construction.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- Linguists study the effects of language contact on grammatical gender agreement in bilingual communities.
- The ancient Greek language displayed a complex system of gender agreement between nouns, adjectives, and demonstratives.
- In certain languages, personal pronouns must exhibit gender agreement with antecedent nouns to maintain grammatical correctness.
- Researchers observed that even in languages with simple grammatical gender agreement rules, speakers often show regional variations.
- The written language employed throughout the novel adhered strictly to the grammar rules of gender agreement, which isn't typical in modern spoken dialects.