Classifiers

1. Introduction
2. Semantic
3. Descriptive
4. Handling and instrumental

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Amongst the most frequently used semantic classifiers in LSC we see the following:

person
person standing
person on a bicycle
person sitting
very fat person
animal
statue / figure / dummy
column
car
bicycle / motorbike
plain
train
coach
boat (2)
sailing boat
zodiac launch
carriage
lorry (2)
tramway
coach
cable car
trailer
crane
caravan
tree
plant
telephone
paper
book (2)
cutlery
spoon
knive
fork
plate
bird
big bird