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In the UNLarium framework, the grammatical category of number may assume the following values:
In the UNLarium framework, the grammatical category of number may assume the following values:


{{#tree:id=tagset|openlevels=0|root=Number (NUM)|
* NUM
*singular (SNG)
** singular (SNG): one of a class
**One member of a class.
** singulare tantum (SNGT): used only in singular
*plural (PLR)
** plural (PLR): more than one of a class
**More than one member of a class.
*** dual (DUA): two of a class
**dual (DUA)
*** trial (TRI): three of a class
**Two members of a class.
*** quadrual (QDR): four of a class
**trial (TRI)
*** paucal (PAU): few of a class
**Three members of a class.
*** multal (MUL): many of a class
**quadrual (QDR)
*** plurale tantum (PLRT): used only in plural
**Four members of a class.
** Invariant (INV): a single form used both in singular and plural
**paucal (PAU)
;The plural (PLR) subsumes more specific number values and must be used when there is no particular information on the quantity of the reference.<br>
**Few members of a class.
:books = PLR
**multal (MUL)
:pants = PLR
**Many members of a class.
:glasses = PLR
*invariant (INV)
**The word is invariant, i.e., has a single form used both in singular and plural.
}}


=== Examples ===


The number plural (PLR) subsumes more specific number values and should be used when there is no particular information on the quantity of the reference.<br>
*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 ==
In UNL, number is to be represented by attributes, if marked. The number attribute values are the following:
In UNL, number is represented by [[quantifier|quantifying attributes]].
 
{{#tree:id=number|openlevels=0|root=Number|
*@singular (default)
*@pl
**@dual
**@trial
**@quadrual
**@paucal
**@multal
}}
 
;@singular is the default number value and may be omitted.
:book = book (or book.@singular)
;number, when lexicalized, should be omitted.
: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

Latest revision as of 12:06, 17 April 2026

Number is a category that typically corresponds to the actual quantity of the referents of a given noun.

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:

  • NUM
    • singular (SNG): one of a class
    • singulare tantum (SNGT): used only in singular
    • plural (PLR): more than one of a class
      • dual (DUA): two of a class
      • trial (TRI): three of a class
      • quadrual (QDR): four of a class
      • paucal (PAU): few of a class
      • multal (MUL): many of a class
      • plurale tantum (PLRT): used only in plural
    • Invariant (INV): a single form used both in singular and plural
The plural (PLR) subsumes more specific number values and must be used when there is no particular information on the quantity of the reference.
books = PLR
pants = PLR
glasses = PLR

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 represented by quantifying attributes.

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