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- An adjective has the type cardinal adjective
if it has a numeric value (apart from the value 'one' all values of positive
integers). This criterion is necessary and sufficient.
Given X an adjective;
If X has numeric value (apart from the value 'one' all values of positive
integers), X has the type cardinal.
- Les deux /pos=a & type=card vaches sont malades.
- Ils sont deux /pos=a & type=card .
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It exists restrictions concerning the selection of the determiner:
only the definite article, the possessive determiner, the demonstrative determiner
can preceed the cardinal adjective in a nominal syntagm. We consider that for cardinal adjectives,
the features number and gender don't apply. The noun specified by a cardinal adjective have to realize the
number-value plural.
Given Art an article, Det a determiner, indf indefinite value, N a noun, NP a nominal phrase;
If NP(Art/indf + X + N), or NP(Det/indf + X + N) fails,
X is a cardinal adjective.
- Les/ Mes/ Ces deux /pos=a & type=card vaches sont malades.
- *Des/ *de deux /pos=a & type=card vaches sont malades.