Quantification
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Quantifiers are expressed in UNL by quantifying attributes or by the relation "qua", depending on the type of quantification.
Attributes
Generic quantity values are expressed, in UNL, by the following attributes:
- @singular is the default number value and may be omitted
- book = book (or book.@singular)
- number, when lexicalized, should be omitted as well
- two glasses (=drinking vessel) = glasses.@pl
- a pair of glasses (=spectacles) = glasses (and not glasses.@pl)
Examples
- @singular
- book = book or book.@singular
- @pl
- books = book.@pl
- children = child.@pl
- livres = livre.@pl
- @paucal
- a few books = book.@paucal
- some books = book.@paucal
- @multal
- many books = book.@multal
- several books = book.@multal
Relation
Specific quantities must be expressed by the relation "qua":
qua(quantified, quantifier)
- Quantifiers are expressed by Arabic numerals, if numeric, or by UWs, otherwise
- two books = qua(book, 2)
- a set of books = qua(book, set)
- The attribute @pl may be omitted in case of specific quantities
- two books = qua(book.@pl, 2) = qua(book, 2)
