Gender assignment in Datooga nouns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21491111 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kuria Michael Mdoe (0000-0002-4664-0658, Department of Languages and Literature, Dar es Salaam University College of Education, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 188-193 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of African Languages (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0257-2117 • E-ISSN: 2305-1159 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02572117.2024.2322455 |
| OpenAlex | W4401727048 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This study describes gender assignment in Datooga nouns. The article shows that gender is linguistically expressed in Datooga nouns. Noun gender in Datooga is a non-agreeing one depicted as both overt and covert. The overt gender is morphologically represented using u/ud(v)- (feminine gender) and gi/ gid(v)- (masculine gender) prefixes. The covert gender is realised from the semantics of a given referent. The parameter size (sometimes understood in terms of consequences) of a referent, affective values associated with a referent and association with a male or female cultural sphere of life guide the semantics of noun gender assignment. Further, mythological association overrode the semantics of noun gender assignment in Datooga
Linguistics · Noun · Sociology · Gender Studies in Language · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |