In:The Diachrony of Classification Systems
Edited by William B. McGregor and Søren Wichmann
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 342] 2018
► pp. v–vi
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Published online: 14 May 2018
https://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.342.toc
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Table of contents
Preface
Abbreviations and conventions
Introduction
Søren Wichmann
The semantic reduction of the noun universe and the diachrony of nominal classification
Frank Seifart
Niger-Congo numeral classifiers in a diachronic perspective
Roland Kießling
Semantic generalization in Ch’orti’ Mayan numeral classifiers
Kerry Hull
Diachronic and synchronic aspects of the simplification of grammatical gender in an obsolescent language: The case of Irish
Alessio S. Frenda
Numeral classifier systems in the Araxes-Iran linguistic area
Don Stilo
The diachrony of Oceanic possessive classifiers
Frantisek Lichtenberk†
Development and diffusion of classifier systems in Southwestern Amazonia
Hein van der Voort
Nominal and verbal classification: A comparative perspective
Walter Bisang
The diachrony of inflectional classes in four Germanic languages: What happens after transparency is lost?
Antje Dammel
Sebastian Kürschner
The history of verb classification in Nyulnyulan languages
William B. McGregor
Index
