Expansion by migration and diffusion by contact is a source to the global diversity of linguistic nominal categorization systems
M Allassonnière-Tang, O Lundgren… - Humanities and Social …, 2021 - nature.com
Languages of diverse structures and different families tend to share common patterns if they
are spoken in geographic proximity. This convergence is often explained by horizontal …
are spoken in geographic proximity. This convergence is often explained by horizontal …
Defining numeral classifiers and identifying classifier languages of the world
OS Her, H Hammarström… - Linguistics Vanguard, 2022 - degruyter.com
This paper presents a precise definition of numeral classifiers, steps to identify a numeral
classifier language, and a database of 3,338 languages, of which 723 languages have been …
classifier language, and a database of 3,338 languages, of which 723 languages have been …
A history of the study of the Indigenous languages of North America
M Kilarski - 2021 - torrossa.com
European and American scholars have long been intrigued by the diverse nature of the
languages indigenous to North America, and the many ways in which they differ from the …
languages indigenous to North America, and the many ways in which they differ from the …
Phylogenetic analyses for the origin of sortal classifiers in Mongolic, Tungusic, and Turkic languages
M Allassonnière-Tang, ZL Gao, SA Chen, OS Her - Concentric, 2023 - jbe-platform.com
Numeral classifiers are one of the most common types of nominal classification systems.
Their geographical distribution worldwide is concentrated in Asia, which infers a scheme of …
Their geographical distribution worldwide is concentrated in Asia, which infers a scheme of …
A corpus-based quantitative study of numeral classifiers in Nepali
KP Parajuli, M Allassonnière-Tang - Corpus Linguistics and …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Nepali is typologically rare in terms of nominal classification systems, as it is one of the few
languages of the world having simultaneously two gender systems (human/non-human …
languages of the world having simultaneously two gender systems (human/non-human …
From cognition to word order universals: an artificial language learning approach
F Wang - 2024 - era.ed.ac.uk
Despite their striking diversity, human languages exhibit many statistical universals.
Explanations for the origin of statistical universals include language relatedness, innate …
Explanations for the origin of statistical universals include language relatedness, innate …