A distinction must be drawn between nouns: between those which refer to things which may be counted and related to number, and those whose referents may not be counted and relate to amount. The former are termed...
In my first section I am going to include a definition of the notion of quantity, and will establish a difference between countable and uncountable nouns, and between singular and plural. In my second section I will deal with the expression of quantity through numerals...
In English, only two numbers are distinguished, singular, which denotes one, and plural, which denotes more than one. The survivals of a dual number are few: twice, both...
Unit 13, untitled The Expression of Quantity , is primarily intended to serve as an introduction to the different ways of expressing quantity in English. In doing so, the study will be divided into six main chapters. Thus, Chapter 2 provides a theoretical framework for...