Classifiers : a typology of noun categorization devices /
This text offers a cross-linguistic account of classifiers. Its range of exemplification includes major and minor languages from every continent and several of the examples are from the author's own fieldwork.
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Series: | Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory.
Oxford linguistics. |
| Acceso en liña: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=98425 |
Table of Contents:
- Noun class and gender systems
- Noun classifiers
- Numeral classifiers
- Classifiers in possessive constructions
- Verbal classifiers
- Locative and deictic classifiers
- Different classifier types in one language
- Multiple classifier languages
- Classifiers and other grammatical categories
- Semantics of noun categorization devices
- Semantic organization and functions of noun categorization
- Origin and development of noun categorization devices
- Noun categorization devices in language acquisition and dissolution
- 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
- List of languages
- List of language families, linguistic areas, and proto-languages.