Universal #282
Legacy number: 282
| Number | 281 |
| Original | If nouns have Plural, then they have Singular which can designate an indefinite number of objects. |
| Standardized | IF nouns inflect for plural, THEN they have a singular which can designate an indefinite number of referents. |
| Formula | plural (noun) ⇒ singular designates indefinite number of objects (noun) |
| Keywords | noun, number, plural, singular, markedness |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | see Vardul’ 1969, referring to Rozdestvenskij |
Discussion
Notes
the SAME nouns? The idea presumably is that SG is unmarked for number, in the classical sense.
Comment
the SAME nouns? The idea presumably is that SG is unmarked for number, in the classical sense.
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