Uncovering variation in classifier assignment in Oceanic

Authors

  • Michael Franjieh University of Surrey, UK Author
  • Greville G. Corbett University of Surrey, UK Author
  • Alexandra Grandison University of Surrey, UK Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2021/12/0021/000494

Keywords:

classifiers, gender, grammaticalisation, Oceanic, video vignettes

Abstract

We discuss the results of a video vignettes experiment that uncovers the variation of noun-classifier assignment in the possessive classifier system of six Oceanic languages. The results show that languages vary in their noun-classifier assignment, with some languages displaying relatively fixed assignment, similar to a grammatical gender system.

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Lichtenberk, F. (1983). Relational classifiers. Lingua, 60(2-3), 147-176.

R Core Team. (2020). R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing. Vienna, Austria: R Foundation for Statistical Computing.

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Published

01-01-2021

Issue

Vol. 12 (2021): Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of Experimental Linguistics

Section

Proceedings Papers

License

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.

How to Cite

Uncovering variation in classifier assignment in Oceanic. (2021). Linguistic Proceedings Series, 12(1), 81-84. https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2021/12/0021/000494

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