A LOOK AT CLASSIFIERS IN LAO LANGUAGE

Abstract

Classifiers, which are part of the Lao lexicon, are commonly used with high frequency in daily communication. Analysing Lao quantifiers from structural and typological perspectives can help us gain better understanding of the characteristics of their presence, types, grammatical functions, and their combinationality. It also reveals the uniqueness of Lao people’s cognition and thought. Thus, the paper hopes to provide readers with more knowledge of the linguistic characteristics of Lao quantifiers as well as more references for studies on Lao language, culture, teaching and learning, apart from studies on languages and cultures of other ethnic minorities in Vietnam.