1. May 2020 FP One Comment Universal 1162: indefinite article (plural nouns) ⇒ indefinite article (singular nouns) Posted in Universals Archive Universal 1162: indefinite article (plural nouns) ⇒ indefinite article (singular nouns) Original If the indefinite article determines plural nouns, then it is also used for singular nouns. Standardized IF an overt indefinite article is used with plural nouns, THEN it is also used with singular nouns. Keywords indefinite article, number, plural, singular noun Domain inflection, syntax Type implication Status achronic but presumably diachronically motivated Quality absolute? Basis sample of 31 languages Source Heine 1997: 68 Counterexamples Previous Post nonesuch 13 Next Post nonesuch 1 FP View more posts One Comment FP 1. Cf. #1165.2. Singular nouns are statistically most likely to be associated with indefinite articles, plural nouns less so, and mass nouns are the least likely. 1. May 2020 Comments are closed.
FP 1. Cf. #1165.2. Singular nouns are statistically most likely to be associated with indefinite articles, plural nouns less so, and mass nouns are the least likely. 1. May 2020
1. Cf. #1165.2. Singular nouns are statistically most likely to be associated with indefinite articles, plural nouns less so, and mass nouns are the least likely.