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The Birth of Grammatical Gender in PIE

Why is a table feminine in French? The answer is thousands of years old and has little to do with…

1 week ago

Are Slavic Languages Gendered? Yes, and It’s Wild

Forget everything you thought you knew about 'he' and 'she'. In Slavic languages, a table is a 'he', a book…

2 weeks ago

The Ghost in the Object: Spain’s Personal ‘a’

Ever wonder why Spanish speakers say "Veo a MarĂ­a" but "Veo la mesa"? This grammatical quirk, known as the "personal…

4 months ago

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