Definition
A 'classifier' is a word or morpheme used in some languages to categorize nouns based on specific features such as shape, size, or animacy. Think of it as sorting items into different labeled bins 📦. Classifiers are commonly found in languages like Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. They often appear alongside numerals when counting nouns. They provide additional information about the noun being referred to. Unlike English, where classifiers are less explicit, these languages depend heavily on them for grammatical accuracy.