What is a Human Class | Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Human Class

Definition:

A human class is a noun class that has human referents.

Discussion:

In some languages, human class is a grammaticalized noun class.

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Source:

286–288

Andrews, A. 1985

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114–115

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