Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1

Summary

Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 is a lesson^[1].

Key Facts

• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's instance of is recorded as Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 — instance of (P31): lesson^[2].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's instance of is recorded as Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 — instance of (P31): scholarly chapter^[3].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's follows is recorded as Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 — follows (P155): Lesson 22: Advanced Pronouns^[4].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's followed by is recorded as Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 — followed by (P156): Lesson 24: Vocabulary Practice 4^[5].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's part of is recorded as Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 — part of (P361): laadanlanguage.org^[6].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's language of work or name is recorded as Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 — language of work or name (P407): English^[7].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's language of work or name is recorded as Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 — language of work or name (P407): Láadan^[8].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's main subject is recorded as Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 — main subject (P921): quantifier^[9].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's main subject is recorded as Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 — main subject (P921): countability^[10].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's main subject is recorded as Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 — main subject (P921): numeral^[11].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's work available at URL is recorded as http://laadanlanguage.org/23.html#top^[12].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's title is recorded as Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1^[13].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's first line is recorded as This lesson is going to contain a lot of vocabulary.^[14].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's last line is recorded as In #32, did you recognize the sources for the word “lamithá” (accountant) [lamith (to count) + –á (DOER)]?^[15].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's copyright status is recorded as Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1 — copyright status (P6216): no known copyright restrictions^[16].
• Lesson 23: Quantifiers & Numbers, Pt 1's quotation or excerpt is recorded as In English, we have two distinct modes of discussing plurality: a thing is either counted or measured. Things such as plates, cups, bowls, flowers, clouds, skirts, and pairs of shoes or gloves or trousers are counted; things such as water, flour, dirt, air, cloth, and sand are measured. Counted things can be said to be “few” or “several” through “many” to “uncountable,” etc. Measured things would be said to be “a bit” or “a little” through “some” or “quite a bit” to “a lot” or “a bunch” to “all there is.” This can get a bit confusing because sometimes collections of counted things become measured and vice versa: eg, many skirts, shirts, pants, dresses, socks, shoes, etc could easily be termed a lot of clothing. Conversely, several beaches may contain a great deal of sand or a few bolts may hold a lot of cloth. Láadan, like many natural languages, does not employ this mechanism; the quantifiers are applicable equally to whatever objects, regardless of whether English would deem them counted or measured.^[17].