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Re-evaluating the ‘numeral classifier’ system in Mochica

Liames : línguas indígenas americanas, 2018-01, Vol.18 (1), p.81-98 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2018 Universidade Estadual de Campinas ;Copyright Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem Jan-Jun 2018 ;ISSN: 2177-7160 ;ISSN: 1678-0531 ;EISSN: 2177-7160 ;DOI: 10.20396/liames.v1i1.8650148

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  • Title:
    Re-evaluating the ‘numeral classifier’ system in Mochica
  • Author: Bellamy, Kate
  • Subjects: Amerindian languages ; Classifiers ; Cognitive load ; Language history ; Mochica. Andean languages. Numeral classification. Special counting systems ; Morphemes ; Numbers ; Oceanic languages ; Quantifiers
  • Is Part Of: Liames : línguas indígenas americanas, 2018-01, Vol.18 (1), p.81-98
  • Description: Mochica, an extinct language of northern Peru, possesses an areally uncommon class of morphemes that have been variously termed quantifiers, numeral classifiers and alternative numerals. In this paper I reanalyse these terms as a special counting system for counting pairs, tens or hundreds of particular items, that exists alongside a standard, decimal numeral system. This compound system is compared with the similar special counting systems attested in Oceanic languages, which have also developed in parallel with extensive decimal counting systems to enable more efficient counting of culturally salient items, thereby also reducing cognitive load.
  • Publisher: Sao Paulo: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Language: Portuguese;English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2177-7160
    ISSN: 1678-0531
    EISSN: 2177-7160
    DOI: 10.20396/liames.v1i1.8650148
  • Source: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
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