Theoretical English Grammar. Part 1. Morphology. Бочарова М.В. - 11 стр.

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o Morphological properties of English nouns:
THE MORPHOLOGICAL CATEGORY OF NUMBER OF THE NOUN.
o The central means in the functional semantic field of Quantity
Meaning: con-
trast between
Singularity
(Oneness vs.
and Plurality
More-than-Oneness).
Form: the op-
position of
the singular form,
unmarked,
negatively characterised
the plural form,
marked,
positively characterised
Type of oppo-
sition
binary privative
o The category of Number is not fully realized by English nouns (= not all Eng-
lish nouns have both the plural and the singular form): there is a formal distinc-
tion between 2 large groups of nouns:
Variable nouns Invariable nouns
Count(able),
have both forms
‘Singularia tantum’
= ‘singular only’:
– mass nouns;
– abstract ideas;
– miscellaneous
‘Pluralia tantum’
= ‘plural only’:
1. marked plurals:
– summation plurals,
– umbrella terms.
2. unmarked plurals:
collective nouns
o In the periphery of the functional semantic field of Quantity there are lexical
means, lexical-syntactic means, etc.
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o Morphological properties of English nouns:


THE MORPHOLOGICAL CATEGORY OF NUMBER OF THE NOUN.


o The central means in the functional semantic field of Quantity


  Meaning: con-                        Singularity and Plurality
  trast between                     (Oneness vs. More-than-Oneness).
  Form: the op-          the singular form,                 the plural form,
  position of                unmarked,                            marked,
                      negatively characterised          positively characterised
  Type of oppo-                                binary privative
  sition


o The category of Number is not fully realized by English nouns (= not all Eng-
lish nouns have both the plural and the singular form): there is a formal distinc-
tion between 2 large groups of nouns:


   Variable nouns                          Invariable nouns
     Count(able),         ‘Singularia tantum’              ‘Pluralia tantum’
   have both forms         = ‘singular only’:               = ‘plural only’:
                      – mass nouns;                    1. marked plurals:
                      – abstract ideas;                – summation plurals,
                      – miscellaneous                  – umbrella terms.
                                                       2. unmarked plurals:
                                                       collective nouns


o In the periphery of the functional semantic field of Quantity there are lexical
means, lexical-syntactic means, etc.


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