Classifier syntax in Vietnamese

Simpson, Andrew; Ngo, Binh

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“…That is, if a classifier is required to atomize the set denoted by the noun, then there might be variation in whether nouns require atomization (and thus a classifier). For instance, it is possible that a subset of nouns in a language denote only a set of atoms, as argued in Simpson (2005) and Simpson & Ngo (2018) for…”

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“…These cases require a more complex analysis than simply saying the classifier is absent, but the repeater classifier constructions and reduced repeater constructions are based on the noun used, rather than the numeral. For this diagnostic, we will use the more straightforward data from Simpson & Ngo (2018) on Vietnamese.…”

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“…In Vietnamese, a language which, as far as we can tell, patterns with classifier-for-noun languages, some nouns never combine with a classifier, as in (41a). Vietnamese has both nouns with optional classifier and nouns with no classifiers (Simpson & Ngo 2018). The optional classifiers have a different form than the noun, making them easily identifiable.…”

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“…In the case of this heterogeneous class of nouns, if they had 'null' classifiers, the measure function would have to be some default measure. However, such nouns in Vietnamese are not compatible with the classifier used for inanimate nouns (Simpson & Ngo 2018), which one might consider to have the same semantics. Similarly, in Shan, the repeater classifier constructions are not compatible with the generic inanimate classifier ʔǎn.…”

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Classifiers can be for numerals <em>or</em> nouns: Two strategies for numeral modification

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Moroney

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2022

Glossa: A Journal of General Linguistics

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This paper compares two families of theories for numeral classifiers drawing on fieldwork data from two languages, Ch’ol (Mayan, Mexico) and Shan (Kra-Dai, Myanmar). We discuss classifier-for-numeral theories and classifier-for-noun theories, which we argue make different predictions based on the syntactic position and semantic contribution of the classifier in each set of theories. We argue that Ch’ol is a classifier-for-numeral language and Shan is a classifier-for-noun language. This analysis attributes the distinction between classifier-for-numeral and classifier-for-noun languages to cross-linguistic variation in the strategies for numeral modification. The proposed diagnostics are based on the semantic role of the classifier in numeral modification and can be used to distinguish between the two types of numeral classifiers across other languages.

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Classifiers can be for numerals <em>or</em> nouns: Two strategies for numeral modification

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2022

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“…The classifier is obligatory for some nouns, but may be optional with others, seeSimpson and Ngo (2018),Phan (2019).4 We assume that the numeral and the classifier form a constituent to the exclusion of the noun, following the ideas explored, e.g., inKrifka (1995),Bale and Coon (2014),He (2015),Sudo (2016),Cinque (2021), andWągiel and Caha (2021). Under this view, the classifier serves as a device that turns the abstract-counting numeral into an object-counting one.…”

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The morphology of complex numerals: A cross-linguistic study

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Caha³

2022

LingBaW

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Complex numerals are numerals composed of two or more numeral roots, e.g., three hundred five. Complex numerals fall into two classes called additive (e.g., twenty-three = 20 + 3) and multiplicative (e.g., three hundred = 3 × 100). There are two possible approaches to capturing their structure. Analysis A (e.g., He 2015) says that complex numerals form a constituent that quantifies over entities denoted by the noun. Analysis B (e.g., Ionin and Matushansky 2018) says that each numeral independently combines with the expression denoting counted entities. This article investigates the morphology of complex numerals in a sample of 17 diverse languages to determine which of these analyses (if any) is more accurate. Our goal is to lay out the patterns and discuss how well they fit with these theories. Our preliminary conclusion is that both structures should be allowed based on the data in our sample, though structures adhering to Analysis A (the complex numeral is a constituent) seem to be more common than the other type.

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The Functional Sequence up to QP

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2021

Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

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Classifier syntax in Vietnamese

Cited by 10 publications

References 23 publications

Classifiers can be for numerals <em>or</em> nouns: Two strategies for numeral modification

Classifiers can be for numerals <em>or</em> nouns: Two strategies for numeral modification

The morphology of complex numerals: A cross-linguistic study

The Functional Sequence up to QP

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