The Role Classifiers Play in Selecting the Referent of a Word
An important cue to the meaning of a new noun is its accompanying classifier. For example, in English, X in “a sheet of X” should refer to a broad, flat object. A classifier is required in Chinese to quantify nouns. Using children’s overt responses in an object/picture selection task, past research...
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MDPI AG
2023-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/1/84 |