On the separation and relatedness of classifiers, number, and individuation in Niuean

Language and Linguistics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 669-699

  Massam, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Austronesian; Classifier; Collective particle; Individuation; Niuean; Numeral; Polynesian; Quantifier

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950772024     PISSN: 1606822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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