Number words

What could be easier than deciding what the meaning of a number word is? Right? Surely "two" just means 2? It turns out words for numbers are surprisingly complex things.

Publications

2022

  1. Unknown numbers
    Rick Nouwen
    In Measurements, Numerals and Scales, 2022
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2020

  1. Numeral Semantics
    Lisa Bylinina and Rick Nouwen
    Language and Linguistics Compass, 2020
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2018

  1. On “zero” and semantic plurality
    Lisa Bylinina and Rick Nouwen
    Glossa, 2018
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