Core semantics of value cardinal pronoun

Cardinal pronouns: Morphosemantic criterion

A pronoun has the type value card if it has numeric value (all values of integers, except un). This criterion is necessary and sufficient.

Test:

Given X a pronoun: If X has numeric value (all values of integers, except un), then it is a cardinal pronoun.

Examples:

Cardinal pronouns: Syntactic criteria

Cardinal pronouns: Syntactic criterion 1

Cardinal pronouns can be the head of a noun phrase, followed by a nominal modifier preposition phrase, introduced by `de'. Cardinal pronouns have this behavior in common with a range of indefinite pronouns.

pos=p & type=cardpos=p & type=card
Description Example Description Example
NP(cardinal pronoun)Deux /pos=p & type=card
sont venus
NP(cardinal pronoun
+ PP(de))
Deux /pos=p & type=card
de ces hommes sont
venus

Cardinal pronouns: Syntactic criterion 2

Cardinal pronouns can be part of a discontinuous construction with the pronoun `en', where the pronoun `en' substitutes the prepositional phrase. Cardinal pronouns have this behavior in common with a range of indefinite pronouns.

pos=p & type=cardpos=p & type=card
Description Example Description Example
cardinal pronoun + PPIl a mangé deux /pos=p &
type=card
de ces gâteaux
discontinous
construction with en
Il en /pos=p a mangé
deux /pos=p & type=card