Frontmatter -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What is grammatical gender? -- 3. Nominal classification -- 4. Grammatical gender in Maltese according to descriptive grammars and dictionaries -- 5. Grammatical gender in Maltese according to native speakers - the form of the noun -- 6. The conceptual underpinnings of gender assignment -- 7. Conclusions -- References -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Glossary -- Index of Authors -- Index of Languages -- Index of Subjects