Classifiers

A Typology of Noun Categorization Devices

By: Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald

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Paperback | 1 April 2003

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Almost all languages have some ways of categorizing nouns. Languages of South-East Asia have classifiers used with numerals, while most Indo-European languages have two or three genders. They can have a similar meaning and one can develop from the other. This book provides a comprehensive and original analysis of noun categorization devices all over the world. It will interest typologists, those working in the fields of morphosyntactic variation and lexical semantics, as well as anthropologists and all other scholars interested in the mechanisms of human cognition.

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`Review from previous edition This study is extremely authoritative and up-to-date ... This book has much to offer linguists motivated by any one of several primary interests, particularly universals and the connection between language and cognition.' Journal of Linguistics `Aikhenvald displays the rare gift of being able to inspire interest in new research through the success of her own results, without stifling those future possibilities through undue certitude in having discovered all of the answers already. The best thing about this very excellent book is precisely the author's keen awareness that it is not the last word on the subject.' Journal of Linguistics `Classifiers is an invaluable compendium. The scholarship is impressive and the scope extensive.' Linguistic Typology `An encyclopedic and up-to-date treatment of a vast body of research...hugely impressive.' Studies in Language

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