Classifiers ≠ Determiners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4772795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yicheng Wu (0000-0003-2284-0417, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Adams Bodomo (University of Hong Kong), Adams B Bodomo (0000-0002-3807-3681, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 487-503 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistic Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-3892 • E-ISSN: 1530-9150 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/ling.2009.40.3.487 |
| OpenAlex | W4256127720 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 12 |
Cheng and Sybesma (1999, 2005) argue that classifiers in Chinese are equivalent to a definite article. We argue against this position on empirical grounds, drawing attention to the fact that semantically, syntactically, and functionally, Chinese classifiers are not on the same footing as definite determiners. We also show that compared with Cheng and Sybesma's ClP analysis of Chinese NPs (in particular, Cantonese NPs, on which their proposal crucially relies), a consistent DP analysis is not only fully justified but strongly supported
Linguistics · Natural language processing · Position (finance) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Mathematics · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
Phase Asymmetry in Mandarin Chinese Nominals
Count and Mass Across Languages
Bare Nouns
Multiple Determiners in Magahi
NP interpretation and disposal variations among the Mandarin, Cantonese, and Shaoxing dialects
Determiners and Bare Nouns
The use of animal classifiers as a stance negotiation strategy in Cantonese interactional discourse
Production of Cantonese classifiers in young heritage speakers and majority language speakers
Oblique differential object marking and types of nominals
Identifying Chinese dependent clauses in the forms of subjects
A parametric approach to NP ellipsis in Mandarin and Cantonese
Two types of plurals and numeral classifiers in classifier languages
The structure of the Taiwanese DP in Taiwanese–Spanish bilinguals
Specifier-to-head reanalysis
Deriving four generalizations about nominals in three classifier languages
NP/DP Parameter and Classifier Languages
The acquisition of the Determiner Phrase (DP) and adjective placement in early L3 German by adult Chinese speakers of advanced L2 English
Re-investigating the classification of definite CL-NP constructions in Chinese dialect
Numeral classifiers in East Asia
The grammar of the essential indexical
Numeral classifiers in Sinitic languages
Classifiers and DP
Linguistic Evidence against Predicativism
Labeling nominal phrases in Mandarin Chinese
Classifiers Are Functional
Articulated Definiteness without Articles
Classifiers in Sinitic languages
Distinguishing classifiers and measure words
Plurality in a Classifier Language
Numeral classifiers in Mandarin Chinese
A note on the DP analysis of the Chinese noun phrase
Individuals, kinds and events
Quantification in Mandarin Chinese
Bare and Not-So-Bare Nouns and the Structure of NP
Argument Determiner Phrases and Number Phrases
Semantic universals in classifier systems
Agreement, Shells, and Focus
Classifiers
Reference to Kinds across Language
| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,87 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |