Gender neutral language in French: Difference between revisions

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    |''maon'' <small>[maõ]</small>
    |''maon'' <small>[maõ]</small>
    |''man'' <small>[mɑ̃]/[man]</small>, mi(ne)  
    |''man'' <small>[mɑ̃]/[man]</small>, mo, mi(ne)  
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    !2SG
    !2SG
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    |ta
    |''taon'' <small>[taõ]</small>
    |''taon'' <small>[taõ]</small>
    |''tan'' <small>[tɑ̃]/[tan]</small>, ti(ne)
    |''tan'' <small>[tɑ̃]/[tan]</small>, to, ti(ne)
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    |sa
    |sa
    |''saon'' <small>[saõ]</small>
    |''saon'' <small>[saõ]</small>
    |''san'' <small>[sɑ̃]/[san]</small>, sine <small>[sin]</small>
    |''san'' <small>[sɑ̃]/[san]</small>, so, sine <small>[sin]</small>
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    The possessive adjectives 'mon', 'ton', and 'son', which are generally masculine, are also used as feminine possessive adjectives when combined with a feminine noun that begins (phonetically) with a vowel: 'mon amie', 'ton employée', 'son hôtesse', etc. Therefore, there is no need to use a possessive neologism in words starting with vowels, as the masculine and feminine gender are syncretized in this context.
    The possessive adjectives 'mon', 'ton', and 'son', which are generally masculine, are also used as feminine possessive adjectives when combined with a feminine noun that begins (phonetically) with a vowel: 'mon amie', 'ton employée', 'son hôtesse', etc. Therefore, there is no need to use a possessive neologism in words starting with vowels, as the masculine and feminine gender are syncretized in this context.