Semantics for Counting and Measuring

by Susan Rothstein

Book Overview

The use of numerals in counting differs quite dramatically across languages. Some languages grammaticalise a contrast between count nouns (three cats, three books) vs 'non-count' or mass nouns (milk, mud), marking this distinction in different ways. Others use a system of numeral classifiers, while yet others use a combination of both. This book draws attention to the contrast between counting and measuring, and shows that it is central to our understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521171822
• ISBN13: 9780521171823
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"