Number and agreement
9.1. Number expression within a noun phraseGenerally, the number of a noun phrase is not manifested in the head noun. The single exception is the suppletive pair:(76)lɔ́kló ‘child’–lɔ́mléŋ̀ ‘children’It is clear however that historically even this pair contains an invariable noun and a number-mar...
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| Formato: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lenguaje: | Anglais |
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Mandenkan
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumario: | 9.1. Number expression within a noun phraseGenerally, the number of a noun phrase is not manifested in the head noun. The single exception is the suppletive pair:(76)lɔ́kló ‘child’–lɔ́mléŋ̀ ‘children’It is clear however that historically even this pair contains an invariable noun and a number-marked adjective kló (singular) / plé (plural) ‘little’. The plural form also incorporates two copies of ŋ̀, probably a reduced version of the plural marker nṵ̀ŋ̀, so the plural form lɔ́mléŋ̀ is der... |
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