Very beginning ponderings: Gender/noun classes

[aldersprig]

Talking with Freo, Shuts, and Trix on Twitter got me thinking about genders for my proto-Callanian language.

Current-era Callanthe society differentiates between skilled and unskilled labor sociality and garb-wise - I'm still working on this, because I think that unskilled labor is an acknowledged and respected second class.

I'd mentioned splitting gender by useful and un-useful, which is not the same as skilled and un-skilled.

Which has me to

Skilled -- practical
-- theoretical
Unskilled - decorative
- practical

But I don't know if that makes any sense

Comments

[aldersprig]

I'm thinking of just using useful and un-useful as genders, and scrapping the original idea. I think things through "out loud," sadly.

So yes! Thanks. :-)

[anke]

I find thinking things out loud useful. I'm so missing the regular writing-buddies chat I was in several years ago. :/

[aldersprig]

well, you can chat with us?

:-D

[anke]

Well, I'm on IRC. Server StarChat, room #scribblers

[aldersprig]

When I am not buried in work, I shall try this!