Classifiers Are for Numerals, Not for Nouns: Consequences for the Mass/Count Distinction

In languages with numeral classifier systems, nouns must generally appear with one of a series of classifiers in order to be modified by a numeral. This squib presents new data from Mi'gmaq (Algonquian) and Chol (Mayan), arguing that numeral classifiers are required because of the syntactic and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Linguistic inquiry 2014-10, Vol.45 (4), p.695-707
Hauptverfasser:	Bale, Alan, Coon, Jessica
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Furniture tables Language Linguistic morphology Linguistics Mathematical functions Mayan culture Nouns Numerals Predicates Semantics Squibs and Discussion
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