Gender neutral language in French: Difference between revisions
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*'''epicene person descriptions<ref name=":5">Divergenres (2021): ''Guide de grammaire neutre et inclusive''. Québec. Online at: https://divergenres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/guide-grammaireinclusive-final.pdf, p. 4.</ref>:''' "Les élèves apprennent leur leçon."; "L'enfant regarde la télévision."; "Les juges ont pris leur décision.". Since singular article mark gender ("la" and "le"), this functions best with plural forms. It works with singular forms if the noun starts with a vowel, because the article automatically turns into "l'...", which doesn't mark gender. A downside is that there aren't epicene person descriptions for all professions or functions. | *'''epicene person descriptions<ref name=":5">Divergenres (2021): ''Guide de grammaire neutre et inclusive''. Québec. Online at: https://divergenres.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/guide-grammaireinclusive-final.pdf, p. 4.</ref>:''' "Les élèves apprennent leur leçon."; "L'enfant regarde la télévision."; "Les juges ont pris leur décision.". Since singular article mark gender ("la" and "le"), this functions best with plural forms. It works with singular forms if the noun starts with a vowel, because the article automatically turns into "l'...", which doesn't mark gender. A downside is that there aren't epicene person descriptions for all professions or functions. | ||
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!masculine prevails over feminine | !masculine prevails over feminine | ||
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|Ces œillets et ces roses sont '''beaux'''. | |Ces œillets et ces roses sont '''beaux'''. | ||