Beyond Default Masculine: Semantic Influence on English Loanword Gender in Contemporary Spoken Italian
International Journal of Bilingualism
Published online on May 31, 2026
Abstract
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Aims and objectives:This study addresses fundamental questions about how grammatical gender systems accommodate foreign lexical items by examining English loanwords in contemporary Italian. I investigate whether gender assignment operates through active ...
Aims and objectives:This study addresses fundamental questions about how grammatical gender systems accommodate foreign lexical items by examining English loanwords in contemporary Italian. I investigate whether gender assignment operates through active ...