Eva-Maria Thune is Professor of German Linguistics at the University of Bologna, Italy. Simona Leonardi is Associate Professor of Germanic Philology at the University Federico II, Naples, Italy. Carla Bazzanella is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Torino, Italy.

• I: Gender, Language, Culture; 1. Introduction, Carla Bazzanella (Universita degli Studi di Torino, Italy); II: The Indo-European family; 2. Czech, Simona Leonardi (University Federico II, Italy); 3. Dutch, Alessandra Corda (Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands); 4. English, Camilla Bettoni (University of Verona, Italy); 5. French, Margareth Wijk (University of Lund, Sweden); 6. German, Eva-Maria Thune & Simona Leonardi (University of Bologna & University Federico II, Italy); 7. Greek, Marianna Katsoyiannou & Dionysis Goutsos, (University of Cyprus, Cyprus & University of Athens, Greece); 8. Italian, Manuela Manera & Carla Bazzanella (Universita degli Studi di Torino and University of Turin, Italy); 9 Polish, Johanna Miecznikowski-Funfschilling (University of Turin, Italy); 10. Portuguese, Aldina Marques (Universidade do Minho, Portugal); 11. Russian, Maria Bonnemark, (University of Lund, Sweden); 12. Spanish, Pura Guil (Madrid, Spain); III: The Semitic family; 14. Arabic, Atiqa Hachimi (University of Florida, USA); 15. Hebrew, Zohar Livnat (Bar-Ilan University, Israel); IV: The Uralic family; 16. Hungarian, Viviana Patti & Marcell Nagy (University of Torino, Italy); V: The Altaic family; 18. Turkish, Marina Castagneto, & Rosita D'Amora (Societa di Linguistica Italiana, and Universita del Salento, Italy); VI: The Austro-Asiatic family; 19. Chinese, Antonella Ceccagno (University of Bologna, Italy).

Eva-Maria Thune is Professor of German Linguistics at the University of Bologna, Italy. Simona Leonardi is Associate Professor of Germanic Philology at the University Federico II, Naples, Italy. Carla Bazzanella is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Torino, Italy.

• I: Gender, Language, Culture; 1. Introduction, Carla Bazzanella (Universita degli Studi di Torino, Italy); II: The Indo-European family; 2. Czech, Simona Leonardi (University Federico II, Italy); 3. Dutch, Alessandra Corda (Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands); 4. English, Camilla Bettoni (University of Verona, Italy); 5. French, Margareth Wijk (University of Lund, Sweden); 6. German, Eva-Maria Thune & Simona Leonardi (University of Bologna & University Federico II, Italy); 7. Greek, Marianna Katsoyiannou & Dionysis Goutsos, (University of Cyprus, Cyprus & University of Athens, Greece); 8. Italian, Manuela Manera & Carla Bazzanella (Universita degli Studi di Torino and University of Turin, Italy); 9 Polish, Johanna Miecznikowski-Funfschilling (University of Turin, Italy); 10. Portuguese, Aldina Marques (Universidade do Minho, Portugal); 11. Russian, Maria Bonnemark, (University of Lund, Sweden); 12. Spanish, Pura Guil (Madrid, Spain); III: The Semitic family; 14. Arabic, Atiqa Hachimi (University of Florida, USA); 15. Hebrew, Zohar Livnat (Bar-Ilan University, Israel); IV: The Uralic family; 16. Hungarian, Viviana Patti & Marcell Nagy (University of Torino, Italy); V: The Altaic family; 18. Turkish, Marina Castagneto, & Rosita D'Amora (Societa di Linguistica Italiana, and Universita del Salento, Italy); VI: The Austro-Asiatic family; 19. Chinese, Antonella Ceccagno (University of Bologna, Italy).

Eva-Maria Thune is Professor of German Linguistics at the University of Bologna, Italy. Simona Leonardi is Associate Professor of Germanic Philology at the University Federico II, Naples, Italy. Carla Bazzanella is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Torino, Italy.

• I: Gender, Language, Culture; 1. Introduction, Carla Bazzanella (Universita degli Studi di Torino, Italy); II: The Indo-European family; 2. Czech, Simona Leonardi (University Federico II, Italy); 3. Dutch, Alessandra Corda (Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands); 4. English, Camilla Bettoni (University of Verona, Italy); 5. French, Margareth Wijk (University of Lund, Sweden); 6. German, Eva-Maria Thune & Simona Leonardi (University of Bologna & University Federico II, Italy); 7. Greek, Marianna Katsoyiannou & Dionysis Goutsos, (University of Cyprus, Cyprus & University of Athens, Greece); 8. Italian, Manuela Manera & Carla Bazzanella (Universita degli Studi di Torino and University of Turin, Italy); 9 Polish, Johanna Miecznikowski-Funfschilling (University of Turin, Italy); 10. Portuguese, Aldina Marques (Universidade do Minho, Portugal); 11. Russian, Maria Bonnemark, (University of Lund, Sweden); 12. Spanish, Pura Guil (Madrid, Spain); III: The Semitic family; 14. Arabic, Atiqa Hachimi (University of Florida, USA); 15. Hebrew, Zohar Livnat (Bar-Ilan University, Israel); IV: The Uralic family; 16. Hungarian, Viviana Patti & Marcell Nagy (University of Torino, Italy); V: The Altaic family; 18. Turkish, Marina Castagneto, & Rosita D'Amora (Societa di Linguistica Italiana, and Universita del Salento, Italy); VI: The Austro-Asiatic family; 19. Chinese, Antonella Ceccagno (University of Bologna, Italy).