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Contraposition Posted 14 years ago
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Why English noun have not gender?

Why does English nouns not have gender (except for some personal pronouns) unlike most European languages?
  

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Hi, Old English used genders a long time ago, but this feature gradually fell out of use as the language evolved. Have a look here for background on the evolution of English. html Clive

  • Hi, Old English used genders a long time ago, but this feature gradually fell out of use as the language evolved.
  • Have a look here for background on the evolution of English.
  • html Clive
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Hi,

Old English used genders a long time ago, but this feature gradually fell out of use as the language evolved.
Have a look here for background on the evolution of English.

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