Table of contents
Preface
List of abbreviations
Part 1.Functions of classifiers
Chapter 2.The system of classifiers in Kilivila: The role of these formatives and their functions
Chapter 3.Nominal classification in Assamese: An analysis of function
Part 2.Diachrony of nominal classification systems
Chapter 4.Gender marking in Shumcho
Chapter 5.A single origin of numeral classifiers in Asia and the Pacific: A hypothesis
Chapter 6.Contact-induced reduction, loss, and emergence of numeral classifiers: Two case studies from East Asia
Chapter 7.Gender, classifiers, and diachrony in Khasian
Chapter 8.Concluding discussion
Index of subjects and terms
Index of biographical names
Index of languages, dialects and language families