Gender categories in Polish

Abstract

In determining Polish inflectional categories it is not enough to consider the differences in shape between paradigmatic forms. On the one hand, some phonemically different endings have the same function; e.g. the endings of list-u letter', kot-a ‘cat’, ćeśl-i ‘carpenter’, seńź-ego ‘judge’ all have the function of the Gen. Sg. On the other hand, some phonemically similar endings have different functions; e.g. dom-u ‘house’ functions as both Gen. and Loc. Sg., miš-i ‘mouse’ functions as Gen., Dat., and Loc. Sg. and as Nom., Gen., and Acc. Pl. It is obvious therefore that the factors determining the function of an inflectional ending must be sought outside the form itself.

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