Publications

Publication details [#46152]

Burusphat, Somsonge. 2007. Animate classifiers in Tai languages. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 186 : 109–124.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

age | classifier | gender | social status

Language as a subject

Thai

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IJSL/html

Annotation

This study explores what factors determine animate classifier choice in six Tai languages, namely, Central Thai, Lao, Tai Lue, Shan, Bouyei, and Northern Zhuang. Each group of languages appears to possess its own classifier development.