Matthew Dryer
Biographic Data
| ID | 744981 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Dryer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew |
| FAMILY NAME | Dryer |
| SIGNATURE | DRYER M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
On the order of demonstrative, numeral, adjective, and noun
This article reports on a typological study of the order of demonstrative, numeral, adjective, and noun, based on a sample of 576 languages. I propose a set of five surface principles which interact to predict the relative frequencies of the different orders of these four elements, whereby the more principles an order conforms to, the more frequent it will be. I provide evidence that the relative frequencies of the different orders can only be de…
Plural words
Handbook of Amazonian Languages, I
Amele
On the order of demonstrative, numeral, adjective, and noun
This article reports on a typological study of the order of demonstrative, numeral, adjective, and noun, based on a sample of 576 languages. I propose a set of five surface principles which interact to predict the relative frequencies of the different orders of these four elements, whereby the more principles an order conforms to, the more frequent it will be. I provide evidence that the relative frequencies of the different orders can only be de…
Plural words
Handbook of Amazonian Languages, I
Amele
Plural words
On the order of demonstrative, numeral, adjective, and noun
This article reports on a typological study of the order of demonstrative, numeral, adjective, and noun, based on a sample of 576 languages. I propose a set of five surface principles which interact to predict the relative frequencies of the different orders of these four elements, whereby the more principles an order conforms to, the more frequent it will be. I provide evidence that the relative frequencies of the different orders can only be de…
Linguistics (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Language and cultural evolution (2 works) · Natural language processing (2 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (2 works) · Adjective (1 work) · Adverb (1 work) · Amazon rainforest (1 work) · Amazonian (1 work)