Complex simplex numerals
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Appeared in Conference without Proceedings |
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| Description | It is commonly assumed that basic cardinal numerals such as English five are simplex expres- sions. In this paper, we explore cross-linguistic marking patterns suggesting that cardinals in fact lexicalize complex syntactic and semantic structures. We propose a unified morpho-semantic account for the typological variation in form and meaning of cardinals across languages. |