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Why isn't a countable noun required to have a determiner when used in the plural?
When used in the singular, a countable noun is required to have a determiner.
*I bought car.
But the same countable noun is not required to have any determiner when used in the plural.
I bought ...
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Can determinatives be semantically plural?
Number is typically something that applies to nouns. In English, determinatives enter into scalar relationship and select singular or plural heads, but does it makes sense from a semantic point of ...
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