2 + 2 = 3: Number contrasts in Blackfoot

Blackfoot nominals are singular, plural or general in number. The existence of languages with either a singular-plural opposition or a plural-general opposition is well-attested in the literature. Following Bliss (2013), we argue that Blackfoot has both systems, albeit in different contexts. We prop...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Ritter, Hotze Rullmann, Kyumin Kim, Martina Wiltschko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2017-11-01
Series:Glossa
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Online Access:https://www.glossa-journal.org/article/id/4958/