Lu, Tianqiao (2007) Taxonomic specifier in Maonan language. Minority Languages of China, 3. pp. 17-27.

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Abstract

The morphosyntactic operation of Maonan language displays there are words with similar characteristics as the classifier and prefixes (cí tóu) in Chinese. This article holds that it is better to classify those words as taxonomic specifier a subcategory of noun.

Item ID:	15586
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	0257-5779
Keywords:	Maonan, classifier, measure word
Additional Information:	This paper is written in Chinese. Original title: 毛南语的类别名词. Original abstract: 毛南语有类似于汉语 "量词" 和 "词头" 的一类词, 本文根据它们可受指示词修饰等功能, 认为将其归为名词的次范畴 "类别名词" 较为恰当.
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2011 23:50
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