And second, there are languages with number systems roughly comparable to that of English in which the equivalent ofbinocularsis a normal count noun: Russianbinokl’(sg) andbinokli(pl). Conversely, Russiansani‘sledge’ is a plurale tantum noun, unlike its English equivalent. (Which prompts t...
As for the negative targets, the exclusive approach predicts that participants should invariably access the exclusive plural interpretation of the noun (i.e., ‘Tiger didn’t plant more than one tree’). Given that this interpretation is true in the context, participants were expected to give th...
The noun sheep has been used in the English language since at least the 12th century. It comes from Middle English or Old English sceap which is similar to the Old German schaf, which both had the same meaning as our modern English word sheep. ...
The Latin plural for neuter nouns ends -a (in the nominative case which is the case we use when adopting Latin nouns into English). The singular ends with -um, in many examples, but not all (caput - capita as in per capita which should really be per cap
words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables (音节), they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check these in a dictionary...
On this page (#18), the writer says, rather authoritatively, that “LEGOs” (plural of LEGO) is wrong because “LEGO” is a company name (a proper noun). I disagree. Firstly, there is no grammatical rule that says a proper noun cannot be used to refer to
5 Sobti–Hashmat, a Plural IdentitySobti talks about herself as a‘writer’(lekhak), using a masculine noun, whichin Hindi corresponds to a gender neutral form as well. As mentioned earlier,this can be read as a claim to speak for writers in general, but also as a strategyto avoid ...
Pluralia tantum are a type of noun that ought not to exist. Like many other linguistic terms, the term ‘pluralia tantum’ carries the implication that something is not quite right. Thus forms which are syncretic contradict the expectation that every grammatical function has a unique form, peri...
count noun; exegesis; grammar; Holy Scripture; mass noun; Middle Ages; plural; singular1. Introduction Educated by generations of grammarians who state that the term sanguis (blood) is used only in the singular, Church Fathers, exegetes, and commentators were confronted with about twenty ...
In this nominal function, kati corresponds to English “something”; it is treated as a noun which controls agreement and it bears the neuter gender, as shown in (i) (from Tsoulas 2021). (ia) ida kati periergo saw.1SG something strange.N I saw something strange (ib) kati trehi som...