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Classifiers : a typology of noun categorization devices /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I︠U︡. (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Series:Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory.
Subjects:
Categorization (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general > Noun.
Table of Contents:
  • List of maps
  • List of tables
  • List of diagrams
  • List of abbreviations
  • 1. Preliminaries
  • 2. Noun class and gender systems
  • 3. Noun classifiers
  • 4. Numeral classifiers
  • 5. Classifiers in possessive constructions
  • 6. Verbal classifiers
  • 7. Locative and deictic classifiers
  • 8. Different classifier types in one language
  • 9. Multiple classifier languages
  • 10. Classifiers and other grammatical categories
  • 11. Semantics of noun categorization devices
  • 12. Semantic organization and functions of noun categorization
  • 13. Origin and development of noun categorization devices
  • 14. Noun categorization devices in language acquisition and dissolution
  • 15. Conclusions
  • Appendix 1. Noun categorization by means other than classifiers
  • Appendix 2. From nouns to classifiers: further examples of semantic change
  • Appendix 3. Fieldworker's guide to classifier languages
  • References
  • List of languages
  • List of language families, linguistic areas, and proto-languages
  • Index of languages, linguistic areas, and language families
  • Index of authors
  • Subject index.