What is a human class?

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

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

• What is a noun class?

Lyons 1968 286–288

Andrews, A. 1985 77

Bolinger 1968 114–115

Context for this page:

• Concept module: human class
• In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): H
• In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
• In bookshelf: Linguistics

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