[tied] Re: Linguistic measurements

> The distinction here is not animate/inanimate but rather human/non-

human. As far as I know, Danish and Norwegian have the same system.
Any Danish/Norwegian members on this list who would like to comment
on this?

>

Colloquial Swedish uses also at least 'hon "she" of things of former
geammatically feminine gender, eg. 'Klockan, hon är fem' "The time
[clock], she is five". That use is dialectal in Danish.

Torsten