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ERIC Number: EJ141413
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Publication Date: 1976
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German Noun Gender: A Matter of Memorization?
Strong, Mark
Unterrichtspraxis, 1, 74-77, Spr 76
Determining the gender of German nouns is an awesome task for the beginning student of German. This article lists rules which might facilitate this task. The gender can sometimes be inferred from the ending of a word, sometimes by the meaning, but sometimes only through memorization. (Author/TL)
Descriptors: German, Grammar, Language Instruction, Language Patterns, Morphology (Languages), Nouns, Second Language Learning, Semantics, Teaching Methods
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