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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: | ||
* NUM | |||
*singular (SNG): one of a class | ** singular (SNG): one of a class | ||
**singulare tantum (SNGT): used only in singular | ** singulare tantum (SNGT): used only in singular | ||
*plural (PLR): more than one of a class | ** plural (PLR): more than one of a class | ||
**dual (DUA): two of a class | *** dual (DUA): two of a class | ||
**trial (TRI): three of a class | *** trial (TRI): three of a class | ||
**quadrual (QDR): four of a class | *** quadrual (QDR): four of a class | ||
**paucal (PAU): few of a class | *** paucal (PAU): few of a class | ||
**multal (MUL): many of a class | *** multal (MUL): many of a class | ||
**plurale tantum (PLRT): used only in plural | *** 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.<br> | |||
:books = PLR | |||
The plural (PLR) subsumes more specific number values and | :pants = PLR | ||
:glasses = PLR | |||
=== Examples === | === Examples === | ||
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== UNL == | == UNL == | ||
In UNL, number is | In UNL, number is represented by [[quantifier|quantifying attributes]]. | ||
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.
