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| '''Number''' is a category that typically corresponds to the actual quantity of the referents of a given noun.
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| == Natural Language ==
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| In natural languages, number may be represented 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:
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| {{#tree:id=tagset|openlevels=0|root=Number (NUM)|
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| *singular (SNG)
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| **One member of a designated class.
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| *plural (PLR)
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| **More than one member of a designated class.
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| **dual (DUA)
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| ***Two members of a designated class.
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| **trial (TRI)
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| ***Three members of a designated class.
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| **quadrual (QDR)
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| ***Four members of a designated class.
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| **paucal (PAU)
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| ***Few members of a designated class.
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| **multal (MUL)
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| ***Many members of a designated class.
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| *invariant (INV)
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| **The word is invariant, i.e., has a single form used both in singular and plural.
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| == UNL ==
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| In UNL, number is to be represented by attributes, if marked. Then:
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| *person = person or person.@singular
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| *persons = person.@pl
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| *people = people (number lexicalized)
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| == Number attributes ==
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| {{#tree:id=tagset|openlevels=0|root=Number|
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| *@singular (default)
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| *@pl
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| *@dual
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| *@trial
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| *@quadrual
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| *@paucal
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| *@multal
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| }}
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| === Examples ===
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| ;@singular
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| :book = book or book.@singular | |
| ;@pl (plural)
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| :books = book.@pl
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| :children = child.@pl
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| :livres = livre.@pl
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| ;@paucal (some)
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| :a few books = book.@paucal
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| :some books = book.@paucal
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| ;@multal (many)
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| :many books = book.@multal
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| :several books = book.@multal
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What about "sheep"? Is it INV? Vzakharov 14:13, 23 August 2012 (CEST)
