A Guide to Gender and Classifiers

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A Guide to Gender and Classifiers is written by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0198863608 (ISBN 10) and 9780198863601 (ISBN 13).

This book explores the range of noun categorization devices found in the languages of the world, from the numeral classifier systems of Southeast Asia to the highly grammaticalized gender agreement classes in Indo-European languages. It shows how these devices provide unique insights into how people categorize the world through the language.