This monograph describes and analyzes the syntax of classifiers and cultural taxonomy in more than 20 major languages in southern China and Southeast Asia. It provides comprehensive and in-depth data for professional linguists and rudimental knowledge for postgraduate or undergraduate majors or minors engaged in linguistics. Readers will learn how nouns are categorized in syntax and what cultural factors are involved in such a classification process. This is the first book on Kam-Tai classifiers from both syntactic and sociocultural aspects.
By:
Tian-Qiao Lu Imprint: Universal Publishers Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 308g ISBN:9781612331447 ISBN 10: 1612331440 Pages: 262 Publication Date:20 September 2012 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active