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Noun Classification Systems

Noun Classification Systems is a linguistic framework that categorizes nouns into structured classes based on morphological, semantic, or syntactic criteria, distinguishing it from other nominal typology constructs by its focus on systemic assignment of nouns to predefined categories such as genders, noun classes, or classifiers.

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Variants

Nominal Classification SystemsNoun Class Systems

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Classifiers

Keith Allan · Language · 1977 · 242 citations

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Semantic universals in classifier systems

William Croft · WORD · 1994 · 209 citations

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The point of Bantu, Chinese and Romance nominal classification

Paola Crisma, Lutz Marten, Rint Sybesma · SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London) · 2011 · 156 citations

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NOUNS IN SEARCH OF A CONTEXT: A STUDY OF NOUNS WITH BOTH OPEN- AND CLOSED-SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS

Roz Ivanič · IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching · 1991 · 116 citations

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A comparative study of Bantu noun classes

Edward J. Vajda · Word: Journal of the international linguistic association · 2002 · 113 citations

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Authors

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  1. HJ
    Hanna Järvinen

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  2. SS
    Serge Sagna

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 81 citations

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  3. JC
    Jennifer Culbertson

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  4. KS
    Kenny Smith

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 40 citations

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  5. FH
    Frances Haggarty

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 40 citations

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Institutions

42

  1. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    290 citations

  2. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    160 citations

  3. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

    Mainz, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    135 citations

  4. Ruhr University Bochum

    Bochum, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  5. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

    Tromsø, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  6. Laboratoire d'Informatique pour la Mécanique et les Sciences de l'Ingénieur

    Orsay, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    26 citations

  7. Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology

    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  8. Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    Bogotá, Colombia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    56 citations

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Venues

  1. Language

    5 publications · 229 citations

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  2. Studies in Language

    3 publications · 166 citations

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  3. Anthropological linguistics

    3 publications · 125 citations

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  4. International Journal of American Linguistics

    3 publications · 140 citations

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  5. Studies in African Linguistics

    SAL · 3 publications · 172 citations

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