Classifiers: A Typology of Noun Categorization Devices (Oxford Studies in Typology and Linguistic Theory)

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. 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. Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [452]-487) And Indexes.