Classifiers: A Typology of Noun Categorization Devices Book

Chapter 1: Preliminaries Chapter 2: Noun Class and Gender Systems Chapter 3: Noun Classifiers Chapter 4: Numeral Classifiers Chapter 5: Classifiers in Possessive Constructions Chapter 6: Verbal Classifiers Chapter 7: Locative and Deictic Classifiers Chapter 8: Different Classifier Types in One Language Chapter 9: Multiple Classifier Languages Chapter 10: Classifiers and Other Grammatical Categories Chapter 11: Semantics of Noun Categorization Devices Chapter 12: Semantic Organization and Functions of Noun Categorization Chapter 13: Origin and Development of Noun Categorization Devices Chapter 14: Noun Categorization Devices in Language Acquisition and Dissolution Chapter 15: Conclusions Appendix 1: Noun Categorization by Means Other than Classifiers Appendix 2: From Nouns to Classifiers: Further Examples of Semantic Change Appendix 3: Fieldworker's Guide to Classifier Languages