Plural markers and classifiers : Counting pluralia tantum in Polish

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WĄGIEL Marcin

Year of publication 2018
Type Article in Proceedings
Conference Jazyková euromozaika : Místo pro divergenci/konvergenci jazyků. Sborník z 14. mezinárodního setkání mladých lingvistů
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Faculty of Arts

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Keywords plurality; number morphology; classifiers; pluralia tantum; linguistic typology
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Description In this paper I address a typological puzzle concerning complementary distribution of classifiers and plural markers. I discuss a possible interpretation of a particular type of the Polish word `para' (`pair of') as a classifier. The analysis uses formal semantic plurality framework of Landman (2000).
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