Title:

Means of expressing continuous multiplicity in Arabic and Polish

Creator:

Król, Iwona

Publisher:

Institute of Polish language

Place of publishing:

Cracow

Date issued/created:

2015

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

category of quantity ; continuous multiplicity ; quantification ; Polish-Arabic contrastive analysis

Abstract:

This paper discusses nouns serving as means of expressing continuous multiplicity in Arabic and Polish. In both languages the following categories of names serve this purpose: word-formative category of collective nouns (nomina collectiva), names of sets which are separate lexemes (not derivatives), plurale tantum nouns. The most important similarities occurring in both languages are: the categories of collective nouns (except for Arabic personal nouns) and of names of sets being separate lexemes have similar characteristics; most collective nouns and plurale tantum nouns denoting substances are subject to partitive quantification. Differences are: plurale tantum nouns have different meanings and usages; Arabic personal collective nouns are subject to numerical quantification.

Relation:

Polonica

Volume:

XXXV (35)

Start page:

219

End page:

229

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.17651/POLON.35.18

Language:

pol

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Polish Language of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Access:

Open