[Lingtyp] types of quantification

[Christian Lehmann]

In Cabecar (Chibchan, the language I am currently occupied with), a 
numeral provided with a classifier has the same distribution as 
quantifiers meaning 'several, many' etc. Even the "universal" quantifier 
seems to have the same distribution. There may be subregularities if you 
combine a numeral with a universal quantifier; but such combinations are 
not in the data ...

As I already replied to Andi: I recognize the *structural* diversity. I 
am currently concerned with a consistent *functional* classification.

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Am 04.03.2022 um 12:50 schrieb David Gil:
>
> Christian,
>
> Which languages do you have in mind where "numerals have the same 
> distribution as quantifiers like 'some' or 'many'"?
>
> Within most languages, the class of quantifiers, as defined 
> semantically, exhibits great internal diversity in terms of 
> morphosyntactic behaviour.  In particular, not only do numerals behave 
> differently from non-numeral quantifiers, and different non-numeral 
> quantifiers behave differently from each other, but also different 
> numerals often behave differently from one another.
>
> Moreover, as Andi suggests, different numerals and/or non-numerical 
> quantifiers may pattern together with different word classes.  For 
> example, a cross-linguistically recurring pattern is for lower 
> numerals to be more adjective-like and higher numerals to be more 
> noun-like.
>
> David
>
>
> On 04/03/2022 13:35, Christian Lehmann wrote:
>>
>> In some languages, numerals have the same distribution as quantifiers 
>> like 'some' or 'many'. From a functional point of view, too, for 
>> instance in view of the approximative numerals discussed last week, 
>> it makes sense to subsume the use of numerals under quantification. 
>> Then one might subdivide the field of quantification roughly as follows:
>>
>>  1. Numeral quantification: 'one', 'two' ...
>>  2. Non-numeral quantification
>>
>>      1. Universal: 'all', 'every'
>>      2. Existential: 'some'
>>      3. Sizing: 'many', 'several', '(a) few', ....
>>
>> Two questions:
>>
>>   * Has anything concerning such a classification been published
>>     which I should know?
>>   * To the extent that the above is reasonable: Any suggestions for a
>>     better terminology?
>>
>> -- 
>>
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>>
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