Classifiers as a Reflection of Mind

Lakoff, George

doi:10.1075/tsl.7.04lak

In:Noun Classes and Categorization: Proceedings of a symposium on categorization and noun classification, Eugene, Oregon, October 1983
Edited by Colette G. Craig
[Typological Studies in Language 7] 1986
► pp. 13–52

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Classifiers as a Reflection of Mind

George Lakoff

Published online: 1 January 1986

https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.7.04lak

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