| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 535 pages) : maps. |
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Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory
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Oxford linguistics
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Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory.
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Oxford linguistics.
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| Note |
Second series statement from jacket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 452-487) and indexes. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Classifiers (Linguistics)
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Categorization (Linguistics)
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Noun.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Typology of noun categorization devices |
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Noun categorization devices |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Aĭkhenvalʹd, A. I︠U︡. (Aleksandra I︠U︡rʹevna). Classifiers. Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 019823886X (OCoLC)42911944 |
| ISBN |
0585483388 (electronic bk.) |
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9780585483382 (electronic bk.) |
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019823886X (Cloth) |
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9780198238867 |
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