Numeral Classifiers and Classifier Languages: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

ISBN-13: 9781138054974 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 268 str.

Chungmin Lee; Young-Wha Kim; Byeong-Uk Yi

Opis

Focussing mainly on classifiers, Numeral Classifier and Classifier Languages offers a deep investigation of the three major classifier languages: Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. It provides detailed discussions well supported by empirical evidence and corpus analyses.

Recenzje

'This is the first volume, published for an international audience, that draws together a group of leading researchers in numeral classifiers in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. The articles included in the volume provide not only fresh data on numeral classifiers but also innovative approaches to the topic. The volume will serve as a useful resource for advanced postgraduate students and all scholars who work on the topic.' — Jaejung Song, Professor, Department of English and Linguistics, University of Otago, New Zealand