Classifiers: A Typology of Noun Categorization Devices

ISBN-13: 9780198238867 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 480 str.

Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald; A. Y. Aikhenvald

Opis

Almost all languages have some grammatical means for categorizing nouns. 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.

Recenzje

Data presented in a clear, straightforward manner ... also cutting edge research presented in the spirit of a work in progress.