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    GROUP 1

    CLASSIFIERS AND
    NOUN CLASSES
    MEMBERS:
    ALOG, ROSE ANN
    EVANGELISTA, FRANCHESCA
    NOUN CLASSIFIERS
    Noun classifiers are morphemes or lexical words that
    code properties of the noun’s referent, allowing the
    speaker to categorize the referent using a set of
    semantic/conceptual categories. They could appear
    grammatically under several guises. Some appear with
    nouns and are known as noun classifiers.
    TWO TYPES OF NOUN CLASSIFIERS
    • Dixon (1977) describes the noun classifiers of the Australian language Yidi¯ as a
    closed set of around twenty members

    1 .Inherent nature classifiers - 2. Functional classifiers -


    human; animals; vegetation; natural meat food; non-meat food;
    objects for example “Walba” (stone);
    drinkable things; movable;
    and artifacts for example “Baji”
    habitable; and “purposeful noise.”
    (canoe).

    • Dixon (1982) reports that two classifiers can be used with the same
    nominal as long as they come from the two different general types.
    EX:
    • Bulumba CL:HABITABLE
    • Walba CL:STONE
    • Malan CL: flat rock
    “a flat rock for camping”
    CLASSIFIERS IN SPECIFIC GRAMMATICAL
    CONSTRUCTIONS OR LOCATIONS

    1. Numeral classifiers – occur when the entity is being counted.


    EX: Classifiers in a Japanese shopping list (cited in Aikhenvald 2000:2)
    2. Possessive (or genitive) classifiers - may characterize the
    possessed item or classify the type of possession relation involved.
    EX:
    3. Verbal classifiers - where the classifier occurs as a morpheme
    attached to the verb and serves to classify (intransitive) subjects or
    objects.
    EX:
    WHAT IS NOUN?

    A noun is a word that refers to a person, place, or thing.

    Jogging is a fun exercise.


    DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS

    1. Common nouns - are words that refer to undefined or generic people,


    places, or things.
    Common nouns: house, cat, girl, foot, country

    2. Proper nouns - help distinguish a specific person, place, or thing.


    These words should be capitalized.
    Proper nouns: Spain, Fido, Son
    3. Singular nouns - are nouns that refer to only one person, place or thing.
    singular nouns: house, cat, girl, foot, country

    4. Plural nouns - refers to more than one of something. Many singular


    nouns just need an S added at the end to make them plural (e.g., bee
    becomes bees). For some nouns that already end with an S, you may need
    to add -es to the end to make their plural forms (e.g., classes and buses).
    Some singular nouns also change spelling when made plural (e.g.
    countries and babies).
    • regular plural nouns: houses, cats, girls, countries
    • irregular plural nouns: person and people, life and lives, house and mice
    tooth and teeth
    5. Concrete nouns - is something that can be perceived through the five
    senses. If you can see, hear, touch, taste, or smell something, it uses a
    concrete noun.
    Concrete nouns: table, apple, rabbit, ear

    6. Abstract nouns - are intangible ideas that can’t be perceived with the
    five senses, such as social concepts, political theories, and character
    traits .
    Abstract nouns: love, creativity, democracy
    7. Collective nouns - is a noun that functions as a singular noun while
    referring to a group of people or things.
    Collective nouns: crowd, flocks, committee

    8. Compound nouns - combines two or more words into one. Compound


    nouns can appear as a single word, multiple words used separately, or
    words connected by hyphens.
    Compound nouns: dry-cleaning, jack-in-the-box, toothpaste, haircut, output,
    ice cream, potato chip
    9. Countable nouns - (also known as a count noun) is one that you can
    count.
    Countable nouns: table, apple, rabbit, ear

    10. Uncountable nouns - (also known as a mass noun) is one that cannot be
    counted.
    Uncountable nouns: salt, seafood, luggage, advice
    THANK YOU FOR
    LISTENING !!!
    REFERENCES:
    Dictionary.com. (2021, April 8). 10 Types Of Nouns Used In The English Language. Thesaurus.com.
    https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/what-are-the-types-of-
    nouns/#:~:text=Common%20nouns%2C%20proper%20nouns%2C%20abstract,about%20each%20type%20of%20noun

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