Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface vii
4. List of abbreviations ix
5. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
6. Part 1. Functions of classifiers
7. Chapter 2. The system of classifiers in Kilivila 10
8. Chapter 3. Nominal classification in Assamese 30
9. Part 2. Diachrony of nominal classification systems
10. Chapter 4. Gender marking in Shumcho 58
11. Chapter 5. A single origin of numeral classifiers in Asia and the Pacific 113
12. Chapter 6. Contact-induced reduction, loss, and emergence of numeral classifiers 161
13. Chapter 7. Gender, classifiers, and diachrony in Khasian 200
14. Chapter 8. Concluding discussion 226
15. Index of subjects and terms 241
16. Index of biographical names 245
17. Index of languages, dialects and language families 249