Chapter 5. Non-count singular nouns with a /plurality/ feature

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Chapter 5
Non-count singular nouns with a /plurality/ feature

Published online: 7 November 2019

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5.1A note on terminological choices
- 5.1.1Non-count as a matter of variety of English
- 5.1.2Non-count rather than mass
- 5.1.3Non-count nouns as carrying number: lexical vs. morphosyntactic number
5.2The terms of the debate: Construal differences between furniture nouns and count collective nouns
- 5.2.1Introduction: Historical perspective
- 5.2.2Construal differences between furniture nouns and other singular non-count nouns
- 5.2.3Construal differences between furniture nouns and count collective nouns
- 5.2.4Construal differences between furniture nouns and N-s
5.3Furniture nouns as superordinate aggregate nouns: non-taxonomic hyperonyms of plural classes
- 5.3.1Superordinate aggregates
- 5.3.2Non-taxonomic hyperonyms
- 5.3.3The hyperonym of plural classes hypothesis
- 5.3.4A typology of nouns that denote aggregates of heterogeneous entities
  - 5.3.4.1Tentative list
  - 5.3.4.2A note on number variation: Reanalyses
5.4Extension to other non-count nouns that denote pluralities of entities
- 5.4.1Other inanimates: Pluralities of homogeneous entities
- 5.4.2Animals
- 5.4.3Humans
  - 5.4.3.1Management and other departments?
  - 5.4.3.2Mankind, humankind and humanity?
5.5Conclusion
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