Feature n

The feature n (number) applies to demonstrative, possessive indefinite, personal and reflexive pronouns and to the impersonal pronoun. Nevertheless, the feature number doesn't apply to the weak personal pronouns y and en and to a range of indefinite pronouns (for example beaucoup, suffisamment, plusieurs). The feature number doesn't apply to most of the relative, interrogative, and exclamative pronouns neither, except to those which present a morphological marked number opposition (lequel/ lesquels, quel/ quels). Concerning the cardinal pronouns, the feature n doesn't apply to any of them. Concerning the indefinite pronouns, we can consider the following cases:

1. The number opposition is morphologically marked:
   • Quelqu'un /n=s   est venu, Je devinais quelqu'une /n=s   de ces occupations
   • Quelques-uns /n=p   sont venus, J'en prends quelques-unes /n=p  
2. The singular form is ``defective'':
   • Certains /n=p   sont venus, certaines /n=p   sont venus
3. The plural form is ``defective'':
   • Aucun /n=s   n'est venu, aucune /n=s   n'est venue
4. Semantically ``neuter'' morphological units with the gender-value masculine have the number-value ``singular'':
   • Rien /n=s   ne s'est passé
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5. Concerning those indefinite pronouns that are morphologically not marked but that present number and/or gender-variations, we consider that the feature number doesn't apply:
   • Beaucoup /n=*   dépend des Etats-Unis
   • Beaucoup /n=*   sont venus/ venues
   • On /n=*   est venu
   • Nous, les femmes, on /n=*   n'est pas venues
   • Plusieurs /n=*   sont venus/ venues

 
• Value s
• Value p
• Value *