Comparative Concept: vague numeral (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
vague numeral (cxn)
| Typ | construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | vague numeral |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | vague numeral (cxn) |
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Definition
a form used to select a set of countable entities, but not by their precise cardinality. Example: in several ravens, several is a vague numeral. (Section 4.1.3)