Number
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*singular (SNG) | *singular (SNG) | ||
**One member of a class. | **One member of a class. | ||
| + | **singulare tantum (SNGT) | ||
| + | ***Used only in singular. | ||
*plural (PLR) | *plural (PLR) | ||
**More than one member of a class. | **More than one member of a class. | ||
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**multal (MUL) | **multal (MUL) | ||
***Many members of a class. | ***Many members of a class. | ||
| + | **plurale tantum (PLRT) | ||
| + | ***Used only in plural. | ||
*invariant (INV) | *invariant (INV) | ||
**The word is invariant, i.e., has a single form used both in singular and plural. | **The word is invariant, i.e., has a single form used both in singular and plural. | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | The plural (PLR) subsumes more specific number values and should be used when there is no particular information on the quantity of the reference.<br> | ||
| − | + | === Examples === | |
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| + | *singular (SNG): book, city, kiss | ||
| + | *singulare tantum (SNGT): furniture | ||
| + | *plural (PLR): books, cities, kisses | ||
| + | *plurale tantum (PLRT): clothes, measles | ||
| + | *invariant (INV): series, species | ||
== UNL == | == UNL == | ||
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;@singular is the default number value and may be omitted. | ;@singular is the default number value and may be omitted. | ||
:book = book (or book.@singular) | :book = book (or book.@singular) | ||
| − | ;number, when lexicalized, should be omitted. | + | ;number, when lexicalized, should be omitted as well. |
:glasses = glasses (and not glasses.@pl) | :glasses = glasses (and not glasses.@pl) | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 14 January 2010
Number is a category that typically corresponds to the actual quantity of the referents of a given noun.
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Natural Language
In natural languages, number may be realised by grammatical affixes (such as "s" for plural, in English) or by quantifiers (such as "a couple of", "many", etc).
In the UNLarium framework, the grammatical category of number may assume the following values:
The plural (PLR) subsumes more specific number values and should be used when there is no particular information on the quantity of the reference.
Examples
- singular (SNG): book, city, kiss
- singulare tantum (SNGT): furniture
- plural (PLR): books, cities, kisses
- plurale tantum (PLRT): clothes, measles
- invariant (INV): series, species
UNL
In UNL, number is to be represented by attributes, if marked. The number attribute values are the following:
- @singular is the default number value and may be omitted.
- book = book (or book.@singular)
- number, when lexicalized, should be omitted as well.
- glasses = glasses (and not glasses.@pl)
Examples
- @singular
- book = book or book.@singular
- @pl (plural)
- books = book.@pl
- children = child.@pl
- livres = livre.@pl
- @paucal (some)
- a few books = book.@paucal
- some books = book.@paucal
- @multal (many)
- many books = book.@multal
- several books = book.@multal
