[Lingtyp] Classifier without numerals

[Hilary Chappell]

Dear Ian,
In Sinitic linguistics, the common term is 'bare classifier phrase' for
this phenomenon. Referentiality of the modified noun
appears to depend on the position in the clause and the language in
question.

Below is a reference that treats this topic for a sample of 120 Sinitic
languages.

WANG, Jian. 2015. Bare classifier phrases in Sinitic languages: a
typological perspective.
which is in a volume I edited:  *Diversity in Sinitic languages*. OUP,
110-133.

Best regards,
Hilary Chappell
Chair Professor in the Typology of East Asian languages / Directrice
d'études en typologie linguistique de l'Asie orientale
Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS)
Centre de recherches linguistiques sur l'Asie orientale (CRLAO)
Paris





On Tue, 8 Dec 2020 at 08:50, JOO, Ian [Student] <ian.joo at connect.polyu.hk>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I would like to know if there is a term for the usage of a classifier
> without the numeral.
> For example, Cantonese *go-jan* [CLF-person] `that person’ is such
> construction, where the classifier without the numeral is used to mark
> determinacy.
> I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could point to the previous
> literature on this topic.
>
> From Hong Kong,
> Ian
>
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