N2 01_Numeral Noun (indefinite)
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| The value of this property is “yes” if at least one numeral can precede the noun and the noun phrase is an indefinite noun phrase. The following contexts test whether a noun phrase is indefinite: 1. It can occur in an existential context: There are three chairs in the house. In this context “three chairs” is an indefinite noun phrase. 2. If a language does not have a clearly marked existential construction, the following scenario can be used to elicit an indefinite noun phrase: Context: You and your friend are driving on a road, and it is getting dark. All of a sudden your friend shouts: Watch out! There are two children on the road! In this context “two children” is an indefinite noun phrase. (adapted from Violeta Vázquez-Rojas 2011) General Note on Word Order Properties: A "yes" value for N2 01_Numeral Noun (indefinite) does not exclude a "yes" value for N2 02_Noun Numeral (indefinite). The property is NA if the language has no Numerals or if Numerals can never be part of the Noun Phrase. Examples: 1. English is ‘yes’ for Numeral Noun (indefinite): There are four lemon trees in the garden. 2. Shupamem (Grassfield Bantu) is “yes” for Numeral Noun (indefinite) (Vázquez-Rojas 2011, ex. 17 and this database) ‘Watch out! . . . ’
Comment: The # sign indicates that noun numeral order is infelicitous in this context. This order is felicitous in contexts that call for definite noun phrases ("the two children are on the road") Reference: Violeta Vázquez-Rojas (2011), Definite and indefinite numeral phrases in Shupamem , in Neil Myler and Jim Wood. NYUWP, Vol3, 3, 231-244. 3. French is ‘yes’ for Numeral Noun (indefinite):
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| Language | Value | Contributor | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| =Hoan | No | Chris Collins | |
| Acehnese | Yes | Julie Legate | |
| + Afrikaans | Yes | Theresa Biberauer | |
| Agni indénié | No | Amoikon Dyhié ASSANVO | |
| + Albanian | Yes | Dalina Kallulli | |
| American Sign Language | Yes | Natasha Abner | |
| + Amharic | Yes | Girma Demeke | |
| + Ancient Greek | Yes | Richard Faure | |
| + Arabic, Gulf | Yes | Dimitrios Ntelitheos | |
| Bambara | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Bardi | Yes | Claire Bowern | |
| Beng | No | Denis Paperno | |
| Bengali | Yes | Priyanka Biswas | |
| Bole | No | Alhaji Gimba | |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Yes | Bruna Moreira | |
| Burmese | No | Timothy Ho | |
| + Calabrian (Northern) | Yes | Giuseppina Silvestri | |
| Catalan | Yes | Victoria Mateu | |
| Chickasaw | No | Pam Munro | |
| Czech | Yes | Pavel Caha | |
| Dagaare | No | Adams Bodomo | |
| Dholuo | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Digo | No | Steve Nicolle | |
| Digor Ossetic | Yes | David Erschler | |
| + Dutch | Yes | Hilda Koopman | |
| Eastern Armenian | Yes | Karine Megerdoomian | |
| English | Yes | Katie Redderson-Lear | |
| English (Singapore) | Yes | Adam Chong | |
| Ewe | No | Chris Collins | |
| Faroese | Yes | Hjalmar Páll Petersen | |
| + Finnish | Yes | Anders Holmberg | |
| + French | Yes | Vincent Homer | |
| Frisian (West Frisian) | Yes | Jarich Hoekstra | |
| Ga | No | Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu | |
| galician | Yes | Naír García | |
| Garifuna | Yes | Pam Munro | |
| georgian | Yes | Lea Nash | |
| German | Yes | Viola Schmitt | |
| + Greek | Yes | Arhonto Terzi | |
| Gungbe (Porto-Novo) | No | Enoch Oladé Aboh | |
| + Haitian | Yes | Michel DeGraff | |
| + Hakka | Yes | Iris Wu | |
| Hausa | No | Michael A. Estrada | |
| Hindi | Yes | Gurprit Bains | |
| + Hungarian | Yes | Anna Szabolcsi | |
| Ibibio | No | Willie Willie | |
| Icelandic | Yes | Jim Wood | |
| Iha | No | Mark Donohue | |
| imbabura quichua | Yes | UCLA Linguistics 210 | |
| Indonesian | Yes | Mark Donohue | |
| Iron Ossetic | Yes | David Erschler | |
| + Italian | Yes | Cristina Guardiano | |
| Japanese | Yes | Jun Yashima | |
| Khasi | Yes | Gracious Temsen | |
| KiLega | No | Kasangati Kinyalolo | |
| Kiyaka | No | Lukowa Kidima | |
| + Korean | Yes | Grace Lee | |
| Kuot | Yes | Eva Lindström | |
| Kurdish (Sorani) | Yes | Yadgar Karimi | |
| Kusunda | Yes | Mark Donohue | |
| Laal | No | Florian Lionnet | |
| Lango | No | Arwa Rangwala | |
| + Lao | Yes | Alif Silpachai | |
| + Lebanese Arabic | Yes | Lina Choueiri | |
| Maasai (Kisongo) | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Malagasy | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Malayalam | Yes | Mythili Menon | |
| Mandarin | Yes | Arthur Wang | |
| + Marshallese | Yes | Heather Willson Sturman | |
| Medumba | Yes | KEUPDJIO HERMANN SIDOINE | |
| Miya | No | Michael A. Estrada | |
| + Nahuatl (Central Huasteca) | Yes | John Garcia | |
| Nahuatl (Classical) | Yes | John Garcia | |
| Nawdm | No | Hannah Kim | |
| Nepali | Yes | Mark Donohue | |
| Norwegian | Yes | Marit Julien | |
| Nupe | No | Jason Kandybowicz | |
| Nweh | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| Okinawan | Yes | Ken Hiraiwa | |
| + Old English | Yes | Willem Koopman | |
| One | Yes | Mark Donohue | |
| + panjabi | Yes | Gurprit Bains | |
| Papuan Malay | Yes | Mark Donohue | |
| Pashto | Yes | David Pate | |
| Pima | Yes | Marcus Smith | |
| Polish | Yes | Barbara Tomaszewicz | |
| Q'anjob'al | Yes | Kathleen O'Flynn | |
| Russian | Yes | Denis Paperno | |
| Samoan | Yes | Hilda Koopman | |
| San Dionisio Ocotepec Zapotec | Yes | George Aaron Broadwell | |
| Sandawe | No | Helen Eaton | |
| Scottish Gaelic | Yes | David Adger | |
| Senaya | Yes | Laura McPherson | |
| Shupamem | Yes | Abdoulaye Laziz Nchare | |
| Skou | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Slovenian | Yes | Franc Marušič | |
| Spanish | Yes | Victoria Mateu | |
| + Swedish | Yes | fredrik heinat | |
| Swiss German | Yes | Cecile Meier | |
| + Tagalog | Yes | Edith Aldridge | |
| Taiwanese Southern Min | Yes | Arthur Wang | |
| Thai | No | Peter Jenks | |
| Tommo-So | No | Laura McPherson | |
| Triqui, Copala | Yes | George Aaron Broadwell | |
| Tukang Besi | No | Mark Donohue | |
| Turkish | Yes | Murat Kural | |
| Tuvan | Yes | Mark Donohue | |
| Twi | No | Cansada Martin | |
| Ukrainian | Yes | Roksolana Mykhaylyk | |
| Vata | No | Hilda Koopman | |
| + Vietnamese | Yes | Binh Ngo | |
| Vlaški-Žejanski-Istro-Romanian | Yes | Zvjezdana Vrzic | |
| Welsh | Yes | David Willis | |
| + West Flemish | Yes | Liliane Haegeman | |
| Western Armenian | Yes | Hrayr Khanjian | |
| Wolof | Yes | Mariame Sy | |
| Yoruba | No | Johnson Folorunso Ilori | |
| Zulu | No | Claire Halpert |