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Chapter 12. Number and numerals in Zande

  • Helma Pasch
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Number – Constructions and Semantics
This chapter is in the book Number – Constructions and Semantics

Abstract

In Zande singular and plural are distinguished morphologically on nouns, pronouns and verbs, but nouns and pronouns can also be marked for associative plural. While some number-mismatch can be observed with regard to the choice of pronouns in possessive constructions, number marking with regard to nouns follows transparent rules. The quantification of referents by a universal quantifier or by numerals can be expressed within the noun phrase as part of given information or from a post-predicate position as new information with an adverbial notion. Numerals and the universal quantifier are also used as self- standing adverbials and as bare nominals in the function of the predicates.

Abstract

In Zande singular and plural are distinguished morphologically on nouns, pronouns and verbs, but nouns and pronouns can also be marked for associative plural. While some number-mismatch can be observed with regard to the choice of pronouns in possessive constructions, number marking with regard to nouns follows transparent rules. The quantification of referents by a universal quantifier or by numerals can be expressed within the noun phrase as part of given information or from a post-predicate position as new information with an adverbial notion. Numerals and the universal quantifier are also used as self- standing adverbials and as bare nominals in the function of the predicates.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. List of tables, maps and figures vii
  4. Abbreviations xi
  5. Preface xv
  6. Chapter 1. One size fits all? 1
  7. Chapter 2. Number and noun categorisation 33
  8. Chapter 3. Pluractionality and the distribution of number marking across categories 57
  9. Chapter 4. Figuratively speaking – number in Kharia 77
  10. Chapter 5. Number in Kambaata 111
  11. Chapter 6. The history of numeral classifiers in Teiwa (Papuan) 135
  12. Chapter 7. Number and numeration in Nêlêmwa and Zuanga (New Caledonia) 167
  13. Chapter 8. When number meets classification 199
  14. Chapter 9. Number in Dinka 221
  15. Chapter 10. Counting chickens in Luwo 265
  16. Chapter 11. Number in South-Bauchi West languages (Chadic, Nigeria) 283
  17. Chapter 12. Number and numerals in Zande 309
  18. Chapter 13. Numerals in Papuan languages of the Greater Awyu family 329
  19. Author index 355
  20. Language index 359
  21. Subject index 363
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.151.12pas

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. List of tables, maps and figures vii
  4. Abbreviations xi
  5. Preface xv
  6. Chapter 1. One size fits all? 1
  7. Chapter 2. Number and noun categorisation 33
  8. Chapter 3. Pluractionality and the distribution of number marking across categories 57
  9. Chapter 4. Figuratively speaking – number in Kharia 77
  10. Chapter 5. Number in Kambaata 111
  11. Chapter 6. The history of numeral classifiers in Teiwa (Papuan) 135
  12. Chapter 7. Number and numeration in Nêlêmwa and Zuanga (New Caledonia) 167
  13. Chapter 8. When number meets classification 199
  14. Chapter 9. Number in Dinka 221
  15. Chapter 10. Counting chickens in Luwo 265
  16. Chapter 11. Number in South-Bauchi West languages (Chadic, Nigeria) 283
  17. Chapter 12. Number and numerals in Zande 309
  18. Chapter 13. Numerals in Papuan languages of the Greater Awyu family 329
  19. Author index 355
  20. Language index 359
  21. Subject index 363
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