Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of tables, maps and figures vii
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Preface xv
6. Chapter 1. One size fits all? 1
7. Chapter 2. Number and noun categorisation 33
8. Chapter 3. Pluractionality and the distribution of number marking across categories 57
9. Chapter 4. Figuratively speaking – number in Kharia 77
10. Chapter 5. Number in Kambaata 111
11. Chapter 6. The history of numeral classifiers in Teiwa (Papuan) 135
12. Chapter 7. Number and numeration in Nêlêmwa and Zuanga (New Caledonia) 167
13. Chapter 8. When number meets classification 199
14. Chapter 9. Number in Dinka 221
15. Chapter 10. Counting chickens in Luwo 265
16. Chapter 11. Number in South-Bauchi West languages (Chadic, Nigeria) 283
17. Chapter 12. Number and numerals in Zande 309
18. Chapter 13. Numerals in Papuan languages of the Greater Awyu family 329
19. Author index 355
20. Language index 359
21. Subject index 363