Assertion: singular | /r/HasProperty | marked
Facets:
value: for countable, solitary things
type: OTHER
value: differently
type: MANNER
value: usually
type: DEGREE
value: in most languages
type: LOCATION
value: formally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: In most languages, singular is unmarked and plural (dual, trial, and paucal) is marked, but in Africa BOTH singular and plural are marked differently.
text: In most languages, the singular is formally unmarked, whereas the plural is marked in some way.
text: Usually, the singular is the unmarked form of a word, and the plural is obtained by inflecting the singular.
text: In most languages, singular is unmarked and plural (dual, trial, and paucal) is marked, but in Africa BOTH singular and plural are marked differently.
text: In Europe, singular is the norm and plurals are marked, that is, exceptional.
text: Indeed, in some languages, number is marked in such ways--singular is unmarked for countable, solitary things; dual is unmarked for paired things; and plural is unmarked for plural things.