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Singulative in English
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Is there a singulative number for any English words? There are collective nouns I know, but what about singulative? Also, what is the difference between singular - plural and singulative - collective?
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Is there a singulative number for any English words? There are collective nouns I know, but what about singulative? Also, what is the difference between singular - plural and singulative - collective?
Many thanks
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Singulative, as far as I know, is a designator for a whole language-wide system of marking nouns. It is not used in English. Welsh and Arabic are sometimes mentioned as languages whose nouns are marked according to this kind of system.
- Singulative, as far as I know, is a designator for a whole language-wide system of marking nouns.
- It is not used in English.
- Welsh and Arabic are sometimes mentioned as languages whose nouns are marked according to this kind of system.
- Singulative is not a term that is useful for the study of English.
- org/wiki/Singulative_number CJ
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Singulative, as far as I know, is a designator for a whole language-wide system of marking nouns. It is not used in English. Welsh and Arabic are sometimes mentioned as languages whose nouns are marked according to this kind of system. Singulative is not a term that is useful for the study of English.
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