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dc.contributor | 語言所 | |
dc.creator | 何萬順 | |
dc.creator | Her, One-Soon | |
dc.creator | Tang*, Macr | |
dc.creator | Li, Bing-Tsiong | |
dc.date | 2018-12 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-20T06:07:59Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-20T06:07:59Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020-06-20T06:07:59Z | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/130093 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In a numeral classifier language, a sortal classifier (C) or a mensural classifier (M) is needed when a noun is quantified by a numeral (Num). Greenberg (1990b, p. 185) first observes that cross-linguistically Num and C/M are adjacent, either in a [Num C/M] order or [C/M Num]. Likewise, in a complex numeral with a multiplicative composition, the base may follow the multiplier as in [n × base], e.g., san-bai ‘three hundred’ in Standard Mandarin. However, the base may precede the multiplier, thus [base × n], which is also attested. Greenberg (1990a, p. 293) further observes that [n × base] numerals appear with a [Num C/M] alignment and [base × n] numerals with [C/M Num]; base and C/M thus seem to harmonize in word order. This paper first motivates the base-C/M harmonization via the multiplicative theory of classifiers (Her, 2012a, 2017a), and verifies it empirically within six language groups in the world’s foremost hotbed of classifier languages: Sinitic, Miao-Yao, Austro-Asiatic, Tai-Kadai, Tibeto-Burman, and Indo-Aryan. Our survey further reveals two interesting facts: base-initial ([base × n]) and C/M-initial ([C/M Num]) orders exist only in Tibeto-Burman (TB) within our dataset and so are the few scarce violations to the base-C/M harmonization. We offer an explanation based on Proto-TB’s base-initial numerals and language contact with neighboring base-final, C/M-final languages. | |
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dc.relation | STUF-Language Typology and Universals, 72:3 | |
dc.subject | classifier ; multiplication ; numeral base ; harmonization | |
dc.title | Word order of numeral classifiers and numeral bases: Harmonization by multiplication | |
dc.type | article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1515/stuf-2019-0017 | |
dc.doi.uri | https://doi.org/10.1515/stuf-2019-0017 | |
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item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf | - |
item.openairetype | article | - |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
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