Number
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{{#tree:id=number|openlevels=0|root=Number| | {{#tree:id=number|openlevels=0|root=Number| | ||
*@singular (default) | *@singular (default) | ||
*@pl | *@pl | ||
| − | *@dual | + | **@dual |
| − | *@trial | + | **@trial |
| − | *@quadrual | + | **@quadrual |
| − | *@paucal | + | **@paucal |
| − | *@multal | + | **@multal |
}} | }} | ||
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| + | ;@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 === | === Examples === | ||
Revision as of 14:39, 14 January 2010
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 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:
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.
- 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
