Rara #42
Legacy number: 42
| Number | 42 |
| Phenomenon | number suppletion of the indefinite pronoun, with the singular form identical to the numeral 'one' and (here comes the nonesuch) the plural (and also mass) form supplied by the plural of an interrogative pronoun |
| Found in | Standard German (Germanic, IE) |
| Domain | morphology: inflection — suppletion |
| Type | rarissimum |
| Keywords | indefinite pronoun, interrogative pronoun, number |
| Source | Glaser, Elvira (1992). Umbau partitiver Strukturen in der Geschichte des Deutschen. Sprachwissenschaft 17: 113-132. Plank, Frans (1994b). The unlikely plurals of ONE in Bavarian and Miskito. In Agreement Gender Number Genitive & (EURO-TYP Working Papers VII/23), 59-79. |
| Violates | none |
Discussion
Notes
i.e., einer ?someone? ? welche ?some?
Comment
i.e., einer 'someone' – welche 'some'
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