| Systems of Nominal Classification Contributor(s): Senft, Gunter (Editor), Levinson, Stephen C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521770750 ISBN-13: 9780521770750 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 415 |
| LCCN: 99051374 |
| Series: Language, Culture and Cognition |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.54 lbs) 362 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. |
