Systems of Nominal Classification Contributor(s): Senft, Gunter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521065232 ISBN-13: 9780521065238 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Major linguistic study of nominal classification systems across a variety of languages. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
Dewey: 415 |
Series: Language Culture and Cognition |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.17 lbs) 364 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This volume addresses the fundamental linguistic question of how the perceived world is expressed through systems of nominal classification. Leading scholars review the whole spectrum of nominal classification, from gender systems through to numeral classifiers, providing cutting-edge theoretical interpretations and empirical case studies across a variety of languages. The volume presents new ideas about the problems of classification and clarifies the interface between anthropological and grammatical work. It will appeal to linguists, anthropologists and psychologists alike as well as specialists in languages as diverse as Australian, Amazonian, and Mayan. |