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In:Numeral Classifier Systems: The Case of Japanese
Pamela A. Downing
[Studies in Discourse and Grammar 4] 1996
► pp. xi–xvi

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Published online: 20 September 1996

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Table of contents

Prefacevii

Transcription Conventionsix

Key to Charts, Figures, and Tablesxvii

1. Introduction1

2. The Japanese System — History and Morphology35

3. Semantic Properties of System Members53

4. Structure of the lexical Field121

5. Instantiation of Universal Semantic Trends in the Japanese Numeral Classifier System135

6. The Anaphoric Use of Classifier Phrases159

7. The Use of Classifier Phrases and Plural Markers as Individuators193

8. The Syntactic Position of the Numeral-Classifier Phrase219

9. Diachronic prognosis263

Notes269

Appendix 1: Questionnaire Instructions289

Appendix 2: Forms Listed on Questionnaire293

References311

Index327