nonesuch 140: number distinction (singular/plural) only on 2nd person pronouns, as well as on determiner demonstratives, and not on any other pronouns (including 1st) or…
nonesuch 140
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Tag: subdomain: word classes
subdomain: word classes
rarum 65
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rarum 65: inclusive/exclusive contrast for 2nd person (‘you several, non-SAPs included/excluded’) Where found SE Ambrym (Austronesian), Port Sandwich (Austronesian) (?); Yokuts (Yokutsan); Ojibwe, Cree, Fox,…
rarum 66
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rarum 66: dual with 1st person exclusive but not with 1st person inclusive Where found Yagua (Ge-Pano-Carib); Tübatulabal (Uto-Aztecan) (?); Savosavo (East Papuan) (?); Ngankikurrungkurr…
nonesuch 67
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nonesuch 67: a three-way distinction among personal pronouns between ‘singular speaker’, ‘singular non-speaker’ (i.e. addressee or other), ‘plural’ (any speech-act role or combination of roles).…
nonesuch 68
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nonesuch 68: an ambal (aka ‘paral’, only referring to natural pairs) in addition to a dual (referring to any two referents) Where found Tocharian A…
rarissimum 69
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rarissimum 69: a quadral number with personal pronouns Where found Sursurunga, Tangga (both Patpatar-Tolai, Austronesian) (?) Domain morphology: inflection Subdomain categories and their domains: person,…
rarissimum 70
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rarissimum 70: independent personal pronouns for 1st and 3rd (animate) person inflecting for both number and case, but that for 2nd person inflecting for neither…
rarum 71
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rarum 71: no number inflection at all on any personal pronouns Where found Mura Pirahã (isolate, Macro-Chibchan); Kawi (Old Javanese, Malayo-Polynesian, Austronesian) Domain morphology: inflection…
rarissimum 72
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rarissimum 72: number marking (for plural and dual) on personal pronouns (suppletive) as well as on expressives (or ideophones; by suffix, which is unusual in…
rarum 73
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rarum 73: duals up and down the referential hierarchy (ignoring INCL/EXCL) PRONOUNS NOUNS1ST 2ND 3RD (a)+DU—————-> in abundance+DU———–> –DU 65+ languages+DU——> –DU——> 3+ languages+DU –DU———–>…