These words can be identified as "count" or "mass" instances of them, and can be replaced by words such as "it" and "me."
A book by George Lakoff is titled for an unusual class of these things in the Dyirbal (JER-ball) language. In Navajo, these things are classified by shape and consistency, while in many languages these things are classified by animacy. Classifiers, or counter words, are used in East Asian languages to accompany these words and characterize them. A language is said to possess grammatical gender when class distinctions in these things have syntactic agreement. These words can be identified as "count" or "mass" instances of them, and can be replaced by words such as "it" and "me." For 10 points, identify these words which can be modified by adjectives and name people, places, and things.
A book by George Lakoff is titled for an unusual class of these things in the Dyirbal
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