Another Note on Number

• 발행기관: 한국생성문법학회
• 저자명: Michael Barrie
• 간행물 정보: 『생성문법연구』제26권 제1호, 97~113쪽, 전체 17쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2016.02.28

영문 초록

Cowper (2005) presents an intriguing theory of number features in which she suggests that plural is more marked than dual, contrary to traditional wisdom (Corbett, 2000). Cowper’s theory has been rebutted by Nevins (2007). In this squib I revisit the debate on number with data from Onondaga (Iroquoian), which support Cowper’s analysis of number. I do not show, however, that plural is more marked than dual in the traditional sense. The results of this investigation show, as Cowper did, that plural is structurally more complex than dual; however, this does not imply that plural is typologically more marked than dual. Thus, I tease apart the notion of structural markedness and typological markedness. Nevins’ arguments that dual is more typologically marked than plural still hold, even though plural is structurally more complex than dual. The broader implication here is that structural complexity and typological markedness are not necessarily correlated.

목차

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Number in Onondaga

3. Number Features

4. Onondaga Number and Number Features

5. Discussion

References

키워드

number Iroquoian omnivorous agreement dual Cyclic Agree