Essays about: "numeral classifiers"

Found 3 essays containing the words numeral classifiers.

  1. 1. The Semantics of Numeral Classifiers in the Pacific Northwest Languages of North America : An areal-typological study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Mika Matthis; [2022]
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  3. 2. Noun categorisation in North Halmahera

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Leif Asplund; [2015]
    Keywords : Noun categorisation; North Halmahera languages; numeral classifiers; numerals; gender.; Substantivkategorisering; Nord-Halmahera-språk; numeriska klassificerare; räkneord; genus.;

    Abstract : The languages spoken on northern Halmahera and surrounding small islands constitute a group of related ‘Papuan’ languages called North Halmahera. They are also, together with other Papuan and Austronesian languages, included in a proposed sprachbund which is called East Nusantara. READ MORE

  4. 3. The semantic domains of numeral classifiers in Kammu

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Sofia Söderberg; [2007]
    Keywords : classifiers; Kammu; numeral; austro-asiatic; cognition; culture; Linguistics; Allmän språkvetenskap Lingvistik; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at presenting the semantic domains of the numeral classifiers in Kammu by analysing the group of nouns that each classifier can be used with. As some alternations are possible due to semantic or pragmatic reasons these must be considered as well. READ MORE