Re: Gender-- as in ...many examples in many languages, a grammatical category often confused with sex in languages
which is understandable, since the root word for gender-- gen-- goes back to the idea of giving birth-- and leads to words like genitals... (and even with out that.. the first question asked-- or answered unbidden by anyone attending the birth is "Boy!" or "Girl!" )
and i don't understand why the idea that ..... sex and gender are often considered to be equivalent concepts. Some consider this to be excessive prudery comparable to calling poultry legs drumsticks or placing coverings over piano legs.
I understand excessive prudery-- and how it lead to "white" and "dark" meat, rather than "breast" or "leg"-- but how does the idea that "sex and gender are often considered to be equivalent concepts tie in with excessive prudery? if anything, it seems to do the opposite, and make the concept of gender more "sexual"-- not less..
it seems that gender in language is closer to the meaning of family-- gender defines "families" of words.. and gender could be used to define Animal, vegetable or mineral.. not just masculine and feminine.
