This monograph addresses fundamental syntactic issues of classifier constructions, based
on a thorough study of a typical classifier language, Mandarin Chinese. It shows that the …

It is controversial whether a classifier (C) or measure word (M) in Chinese forms a
constituent first with Num (numeral) or N in a [Num C/MN] phrase. This paper reviews …

The first attempt at a restrictive theory of the linear order of sentences and phrases of the
world's languages, by one of the founders of cartographic syntax. Linearization, or the typical …

This dissertation presents a description of the morphology of Zihuateutla Totonac (ZT), a
member of the Northern branch of the Totonacan (Totonac-Tepehua) language family …

Upper Necaxa Totonac has a system of numeral classifiers whose semantic categories
include classes that select inherent properties of the noun (type of living being, shape …

Necaxa communities has shifted heavily towards Spanish, and only a handful of children
learn the language as a mother tongue (Lam 2009). The data used in this dictionary are …