SimpleNLG-EnFr-master/src/main/java/simplenlg/features/Gender.java
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package simplenlg.features;

/**
 * <p>
 * An enumeration representing the gender of the subject of a noun phrase, or
 * the object or subject of a verb phrase. It is most commonly used with
 * personal pronouns. The gender is recorded in the {@code Feature.GENDER}
 * feature and applies to nouns and pronouns.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author A. Gatt and D. Westwater, University of Aberdeen.
 * @version 4.0
 * 
 */

public enum Gender {

	/**
	 * A word or phrase pertaining to a male topic. For example, <em>he</em>,
	 * <em>him</em>, <em>his</em>.
	 */
	MASCULINE,

	/**
	 * A word or phrase pertaining to a female topic. For example, <em>she</em>,
	 * <em>her</em>, <em>hers</em>.
	 */
	FEMININE,

	/**
	 * A word or phrase pertaining to a neutral or gender-less topic. For
	 * example, <em>it</em>, <em>its</em>.
	 */
	NEUTER;
}
