Vietnamese is a so-called obligatory numeral classifier language. Nevertheless it is possible to have direct combination between a numeral and a bare noun in the absence of a go-between classifier. The goal of this squib is to investigate the seemingly unusual cases of such Numeral-N phrases.

The absence of classifiers in numeral classifier constructions in Vietnamese

Trang Phan
2019-01-01

Abstract

Vietnamese is a so-called obligatory numeral classifier language. Nevertheless it is possible to have direct combination between a numeral and a bare noun in the absence of a go-between classifier. The goal of this squib is to investigate the seemingly unusual cases of such Numeral-N phrases.
2019
Mapping linguistic data : essays in honour of Liliane Haegeman
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