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Groupe Francophone

unc70

(6,437 posts)

3. I am not so sure about the accuracy of their arguments

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Nov 16, 2017, 02:59 PM

Nov 2017

I have always had an amateur interest in philology, honed by being married 20 years to a PhD in Romance philology including while she was in graduate school. My ex is unfortunately dead; otherwise I would consult her. But my first impression is that the time frame and justification for the modern treatment of gender in the French language doesn’t seem right. When I get some time, I will certainly dig into this, look at how French evolved and at related languages like Picard.