Universal #558
Legacy number: 558
| Number | 556 |
| Original | Where there are contrasting forms for the absolute and contextual uses of cardinal numbers, there is always neutralization for some numerals, in which case the contextual form appears. |
| Standardized | Where there are contrasting forms for the absolute and contextual uses of cardinal numbers, there is always neutralization for some numerals, in which case the contextual form appears. |
| Keywords | cardinal numeral |
| Domain | word formation, syntax |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | 56 languages mentioned in Greenberg 1978a |
| Source | Greenberg 1978a: 287 (#50) |
Discussion
Notes
There is a fair number of languages in which there are distinct counting and discourse forms. In such instances we may call the former absolute and the latter contextual. Note also ##557, 560.
Comment
There is a fair number of languages in which there are distinct counting and discourse forms. In such instances we may call the former absolute and the latter contextual. Note also <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=557"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=560"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">
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