10, Natural Gender.

English differs from all other major European languages in having adopted
natural (rather than grammatical) gender. In the Romance Languages, for example, there are
only two genders, and all nouns that would be neuter in English are either masculine or
feminine. Some help in these languages is afforded by dis-tinctive endings that at times
characterize the two classes. The distinction must be constantly kept in mind because it not
only affects the reference of pronouns but also determines the form of inflection and the
agreement of adjectives. In the English Language, all this was stripped away during the Middle
English period, and today the gender of each noun in the dictionary is known instantly. Gender
in English is determined by meaning. All nouns naming living creatures are masculine or
feminine according to the gender of the individual, and all other nouns are neuter.

10, Natural Genre. English differs from all other major European languages in having adopted
natural (rather than grammatical) gender. In the Romance languages, for example, there are
only two genders, and all nouns that would be neuter in English are either masculine or
feminine. Some help in these languages is afforded by distinctive endings that at times
characterize the two classes. The distinction must be constantly kept in mind, because it not
only affects the reference of the pronouns, but also determines the form of inflection and the
agreement of adjectives. In the English language, all this was stripped away during the Middle
English Period, and nowadays the gender of each noun in the dictionary is known instantly.
Genre in English is determined by meaning. All nouns naming living creatures are masculine or
feminine according to the gender of the individual, and all the other names are neutral.

10, Género Natural. El inglés difiere de todas las otras lenguas europeas importantes en la
adopción de género natural (en lugar de gramatical). En las lenguas románicas, por ejemplo,
solo hay dos géneros, y todos los nombres que serían neutros en inglés son masculinos o
femeninos. Alguna ayuda en estos idiomas se proporciona con finales distintivos que a veces
caracterizan las dos clases. La distinción debe tenerse en cuenta constantemente, ya que no
solo afecta la referencia de los pronombres, sino que también determina la forma de inflexión
y el acuerdo de los adjetivos. En el idioma inglés, todo esto se eliminó durante el período del
inglés medio, y hoy en día se conoce instantáneamente el género de cada sustantivo en el
diccionario. El género en inglés está determinado por el significado. Todos los nombres que
nombran criaturas vivas son masculinos o femeninos según el género del individuo, y todos los
demás nombres son neutros.