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2. Classifiers

3. Classifier 5

4. CL:5

5. Note: Many of today's classifier examples have …

6. lexicalized into regular signs.

7. Such signs used to be classifiers but now they…

8. are not actually specifying size or shape, etc.

9. … movement or placement.

10. Hair-types, fur, or feathers:

11. mohawk

12. goose bumps vs feathers

13. Porcupine

14. Porous objects, filters, screens

15. The movement of air:

16. wind vs strong-wind

17. light-breeze

18. fans & propellers

19. Groups of 5

20. 5 (or more) people standing together

21. 5 (or more) people walking together

22. Large flat objects:

23. a serving platter

24. a flat lid

25. cymbals

26. Flowing things or groups:

27. herds

28. crowds of people

29. shower

30. baptize

31. clouds passing over the moon

32. Light:

33. headlights

34. Ex: RED CAR WHO? YOUR HEADLIGHTS-ON

35. Lights-on

36. Lights-off

37. flashing lights

38. emergency vehicle lights

39. sunlight

40. small flashing notification light

41. large or fast moving liquids:

42. vomit

43. diarrhea

44. floods or rising water

45. copious tears

46. oceans

47. water-falls

48. rivers

49. Traffic: CL4/CL5

50. traffic jam

51. multi-lane freeways

52. Upright objects viewed while traveling very fast:

53. blurred scenery while moving

54. Batting of eyelashes

55. Sign: FLIRT

56. Position or movement of a leaf

57. Flame types

58. Lexicalized CL:5 classifiers = “Signs”…

59. LEAF

60. TRAFFIC

61. OCEAN

62. BEACH

63. VOMIT

64. TRAFFIC

65. AMBULANCE

66. FLIRT

67. FLOOD

68. PORCUPINE

69. FEATHERS

70. GOOSEBUMPS

71. flash-the-LIGHTS

72. Compare…

73. OCEAN vs monster waves

74. BEACH vs crashing wave

75. FLIRT vs FLIRT-with-me

76. Review previous classifiers

77. stripes,

78. prison bars

79. Picket Fence

80. Ranch Fence

81. People standing in line.

82. The movement of a line of people.

83. bleedingfrom forehead

84. drool

85. Water running from a faucet

86. runny nose

87. fancy curtains

88. long straight hair

89. streamers

90. Four people standing.

91. Four people walking.

92. multiple lane freeways

93. Review

94. Show me:

95. 3 car garage

96. A ball’s path through air

97. parking in a carport

98. a snake slithering off

99. A car stuck in snow.

100. 3 people crossing the road

101. head-on car collision

102. A large road sign.

103. helicopter taking off

104. A rear end car collision

105. A small triangle.

106. (car) side swipe

107. Motorcycle jumping a row of cars

108. (car) broadside

109. A car in a specific place.

110. A car was coming toward me.

111. three on three

112. The three of you.

113. The three of them.

114. The three of us.

115. walking or hiking (version)

116. spray painting a house

117. “Old Sailing Ship”

118. bird catching prey

119. climbing large object, wall or cliff

120. stocking shelves

121. investing in stocks

122. Giving a shot (with a needle)

123. Lexicalized classifiers used to be what?

124. classifiers

125. A classifier that has become lexicalized is now what?

126. “A regular sign.”

127. Give me an example of a lexicalized classifier.

128. immigration = admittance

129. BLOOD

130. SCHEDULE

131. What if you unfreeze a LEX CL & change its movements?

132. It functions as a classifier again.

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