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In:Nominal Classification in Asia and Oceania: Functional and diachronic perspectives
Edited by Marc Allassonnière-Tang and Marcin Kilarski
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 362] 2023
► pp. 226–240

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Chapter 8
Concluding discussion

 | University of Virginia |
Published online: 1 December 2023
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Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Theoretical issues
    • 2.1Classification of nouns or classification of referents?
    • 2.2Definition of classifier: Sortal vs. mensural
    • 2.3Semantic content of nouns in languages that employ numeral classifiers
    • 2.4The social context of language contact
  • 3.Typological diversity
  • 4.Borrowability
  • 5.Functional perspectives
    • 5.1Lexical functions
    • 5.2Discourse functions
    • 5.3Word order
  • 6.Future prospects
  • References
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