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The epicene therefore cannot be 1st person singular or 2nd person singular, either as a subj or an obj. Additionally, it never changes (in most langs) when serving as a patient for an agent of a different gender. | The epicene therefore cannot be 1st person singular or 2nd person singular, either as a subj or an obj. Additionally, it never changes (in most langs) when serving as a patient for an agent of a different gender. | ||
;BETTER IDEA... 1ST AND 2ND PERSON *CAN* TAKE GENDER INFLECTIONS, BUT IT MEANS "ME AND A WOMAN", "YOU AND A MAN", ETC. | |||
====Neuter==== | ====Neuter==== | ||
Since neuters cannot be agents of verbs(except a few irregulars), it may make sense to have 1st & 2nd person pronouns behave as if they were neuters. Essentially, a neuter 2nd person agent marking on a verb is equivalent to using the pronoun "you" in a pronoun-using language. In some ways, this will not "feel" like a neuter since the 1st & 2nd person args will be marked with consos, like the animate gen ders. | Since neuters cannot be agents of verbs(except a few irregulars), it may make sense to have 1st & 2nd person pronouns behave as if they were neuters. Essentially, a neuter 2nd person agent marking on a verb is equivalent to using the pronoun "you" in a pronoun-using language. In some ways, this will not "feel" like a neuter since the 1st & 2nd person args will be marked with consos, like the animate gen ders. | ||
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| Gender | Epicene ♁ | Fem+ ♀ | Fem- ⚳ | Young Fem ☿ | Unisex ☼ | Neuter ⚲ | Masc ♂ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUBJECT | OBJECT | ||||||
| 4 Greater Feminine ♀ | ♁ | ♀ | ♀ | ♀ | ♀ | ♀ | ♁ |
| 3 Lesser Feminine ⚳ | ♁ | ♀ | ⚳ | ⚳ | ⚳ | ⚳ | ♂ |
| 3 Young Feminine ☿ | ♁ | ♀ | ⚳ | ☿ | ☿ | ☿ | ♂ |
| 1 Unisex ☼ | ♁ | ♀ | ⚳ | ☿ | ☼ | ☼ | ♂ |
| 0 Neuter ⚲ | ♁ | ♀ | ⚳ | ☿ | ☼ | ⚲ | ♂ |
| 4 Epicene ♁ | ♁ | ♀ | ⚳ | ☿ | ♁ | ♁ | ♂ |
| 4 Masculine ♂ | ♁ | ♁ | ♁ | ♁ | ♂ | ♂ | ♂ |
Epicene
The epicene has no singular form. It generally refers to groups of people of mixed gender, and therefore is never singular either as a subject or an object. It often corresponds to English "they/them". Epicenes can in fact refer to a single person, but only when of an entity whose size is unknown (e.g. "those who passed the test", even if only 1 student passes). Also, many words for mass nouns are epicene. For example, water.
The epicene therefore cannot be 1st person singular or 2nd person singular, either as a subj or an obj. Additionally, it never changes (in most langs) when serving as a patient for an agent of a different gender.
- BETTER IDEA... 1ST AND 2ND PERSON *CAN* TAKE GENDER INFLECTIONS, BUT IT MEANS "ME AND A WOMAN", "YOU AND A MAN", ETC.
Neuter
Since neuters cannot be agents of verbs(except a few irregulars), it may make sense to have 1st & 2nd person pronouns behave as if they were neuters. Essentially, a neuter 2nd person agent marking on a verb is equivalent to using the pronoun "you" in a pronoun-using language. In some ways, this will not "feel" like a neuter since the 1st & 2nd person args will be marked with consos, like the animate gen ders.
