On the origin and development of classifiers in Jingpo
Compared to that of other Tibeto-Burman languages, the classifier system of Jingpo is not very developed, especially in terms of count-noun classifiers. When most nouns are counted, no classifier (CL) is necessary; the noun can be directly modified by a numeral. For example, 'four chickens'...
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2024
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
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