Plural indefinite articles: The case of 'unos' and 'des'

B.S.W. Le Bruyn, Julia Pozas-Loyo

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleAcademic

Abstract

Plurality typically comes in two flavors: an inclusive and an exclusive one. We exploit these different plurality ‘flavors’ to argue that there are two types of plural indefinite articles, each with their own characteristics with respect to ‘blocking’ and aspect. We argue that French des instantiates the ‘inclusive’ plural indefinite article and Spanish unos the ‘exclusive’ plural indefinite article.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)255-270
JournalProceedings of SALT
Volume24
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • indefinite article
  • blocking
  • unos
  • des

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Plural indefinite articles: The case of 'unos' and 'des''. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this