Classifier: Difference between revisions

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The term classifier is used for a variety of elements whose function can somehow be described as that of assigning linguistic expressions to classes:

Examples

In Chinese, unless the noun itself denotes a unit of a measurement (e.g. nián 'year'), it must be preceded by a classifier when it occurs with a numeral or a demonstrative.

yí	gè	qiú
one	CL	ball
'one ball'

Subtypes

numeral classifier (this is probably the most frequent sense when classifier is used alone), also called sortal classifier
mensural classifier
possessive classifier
classifier (Athapaskan linguistics)

Other languages

German Klassifikator Chinese 量词

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 The term '''classifier''' is used for a variety of elements whose function can somehow be described as that of assigning linguistic expressions to [[class]]es:
+===Examples===
+In Chinese, unless the noun itself denotes a unit of a measurement (e.g. ''nián'' 'year'), it must be preceded by a classifier when it occurs with a numeral or a demonstrative.
+:{|
+|-
+||||''yí''||''gè''||''qiú''||
+|-
+| ||one||CL||ball||
+|-
+||
+|colspan="2"|'one ball'||
+|}
+===Subtypes===
 *[[numeral classifier]] (this is probably the most frequent sense when ''classifier'' is used alone), also called [[sortal classifier]]
 *[[mensural classifier]]
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 ===Other languages===
-German [[Klassifikator]]
+German [[Klassifikator]] Chinese [[量词]]
 {{disambig}}