The morphology of complex numerals : A cross-linguistic study
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Linguistics Beyond And Within |
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| web | https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/LingBaW/article/view/14966 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.31743/lingbaw.14966 |
| Keywords | complex numerals; counting; morphology; syntax; linguistic typology |
| Description | Complex numerals are numerals composed of two or more numeral roots, e.g., three hundred five. There are two possible approaches to capturing their structure. Analysis A (e.g., He 2015) says that complex numerals form a constituent that quantifies over entities denoted by the noun. Analysis B (e.g., Ionin and Matushansky 2018) says that each numeral independently combines with the expression denoting counted entities. This article investigates the morphology of complex numerals in a sample of 17 diverse languages to determine which of these analyses (if any) is more accurate |
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