(Non)Default Masculine Agreement Sample Clauses

(Non)Default Masculine Agreement. (Non)default masculine agreement, i.e., masculine gender on one of the con- juncts, contributes to masculine-gender agreement on the predicate—MF (M = 75%), MN (M = 55%), FM (M = 97%), and NM (M = 92%). We see that Conj2 M is a more stable and stronger contributor to masculine agreement on the pred- icate than Conj1 M. A t-test comparing MF–MN (M = 75%–55%) and FM–NM (M = 97%–92%) obtained a statistically significant difference (p < .001). It is worth noting that a t-test comparing masculine gender in MF and MN proved to be statistically significant (p < .001), which is not the case for masculine in FM and NM (p > .1). We return to the issue of the provenance of (non)default masculine agreement in section 4.2. The observations based on Experiment 1 are summarized in (i–iii): (i) ConjP is a likely controller in nonmasculine mixed conjuncts, but less so in uniform-gender conjuncts. (ii) Conj2 is a stronger controller than Conj1. (iii) M is the strongest controller, while N is consistently a stronger control- ler than F. In sum, the experimental data provide support for the models that posit default, CCA, and HCA preverbally in BCS and Sln.10 Furthermore, the data raise the question of distinguishing two sources of default agreement when accounting for masculine agreement in nonmasculine conjuncts, as in (i). In addition, the data demonstrate that not all agreement controllers have equal agreement potential across all nine conditions. Therefore, in addition to the variation in the agreement potential of the three agreement controllers, as in (ii), the potential of each controller can in turn be further boosted by the value of its gender feature, as in (iii).11 Consequently, any model of BCS and Sln con- 10 The total number of unambiguous instances for the data presented are CCA (Conj2) = 1709 (59%), Def (ConjP) = 774 (26%), and HCA (Conj1) = 409 (14%). 11 The total number of unambiguous instances for data presented are masculine = 5416 (57%), neuter = 2286 (24%), and feminine = 1718 (18%). junct agreement has to account not only for the variation in the array of the agreement controllers with respect to their structural position in ConjP and their gender value but also account for its interaction with the other conjuncts’ gender values.
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Related to (Non)Default Masculine Agreement

  • Masculine or Feminine Gender Unless otherwise specifically stated, any provision in this Agreement which is expressed in terms of the masculine shall, in its application to a female employee, be read with the necessary changes to express the feminine, and vice versa.

  • Variations of Pronouns All pronouns and all variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, or neuter, singular or plural, as the context in which they are used may require.

  • Use of Pronouns All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the person or persons referred to may require.

  • Nouns and Pronouns Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine, or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.

  • Pronouns Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.

  • Plural Terms All terms defined in this Agreement or any other Credit Document in the singular form shall have comparable meanings when used in the plural form and vice versa.

  • Variation of Pronouns All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the Person or Persons may require.

  • Gender and Use of Singular and Plural All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the party or parties or their personal representatives, successors and assigns may require.

  • Captions and Pronouns The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement. Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.

  • Genders The masculine, feminine and neuter genders used herein shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.

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