Classifiers
A Typology of Noun Categorization Devices
ISBN13: 9780199264667ISBN10: 019926466X
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Preliminaries
Chapter 2: Noun Class and Gender Systems
Chapter 3: Noun Classifiers
Chapter 4: Numeral Classifiers
Chapter 5: Classifiers in Possessive Constructions
Chapter 6: Verbal Classifiers
Chapter 7: Locative and Deictic Classifiers
Chapter 8: Different Classifier Types in One Language
Chapter 9: Multiple Classifier Languages
Chapter 10: Classifiers and Other Grammatical Categories
Chapter 11: Semantics of Noun Categorization Devices
Chapter 12: Semantic Organization and Functions of Noun Categorization
Chapter 13: Origin and Development of Noun Categorization Devices
Chapter 14: Noun Categorization Devices in Language Acquisition and Dissolution
Chapter 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
