Universal #1165

Legacy number: 1165

 Number  1161
 Original  If the indefinite article determines mass nouns, then it is also used for plural nouns.
 Standardized  IF an overt indefinite article is used with mass nouns, THEN it is also used with plural nouns.
 Formula  indefinite article (mass nouns) ⇒ indefinite article (plural nouns)
 Keywords  indefinite article, number, plural, mass noun
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic but presumably diachronically motivated
 Quality  absolute?
 Basis  sample of 31 languages
 Source  Heine 1997: 68

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Cf. #1166.
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Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1166"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">