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Data Category: grammatical number
Key251
PIDhttp://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-251
Typecomplex/closed
OwnerWright, Sue Ellen
Scopepublic
1. Administration Information Section
1.1 Administration Record
Identifier
grammaticalNumber
Version
1:0
Registration Status
private
Administration Status
private
Justification
ISO 30042
Origin
ISO 30042
Explanatory Comment
ISO12620A-020203
Effective Date
2001-09-11
1.1.1 Creation
Creation Date
2000-10-24
Change Description
no change description found
1.1.2 Last Change
Last Change Date
2010-03-23
Change Description
Added data element name
2. Description Section
Profile
Terminology
2.1 Data Element Name Section
Data Element Name
grammatical number
Source
ISO 30042
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2.2 English Language Section
LanguageEnglish (en)
2.2.1 Name Section
Name
grammatical number
Name Status
preferred name
2.2.2 Definition Section
Definition
In many languages, the grammatical distinction that indicates the number of objects referred to by the term or word.
Source
ISO12620
2.2.3 Example Section
Example
Example 1: The child eats his dinner. The children eat their dinner. singular: -- child is a singular noun child is a third person singular verb plural: -- children is a plural noun eat is a third person plural verb Example 2: mass noun: -- smoke, water, food.
Source
Mitre; TEI(green text); 1951
2.2.4 Explanation Section
Explanation
In situations where the singular and the plural of a term do not necessarily designate the same concept, the singular and plural should be reported in separate entries in order to retain the concept-orientation of the database.
Source
Mitre; TEI(green text); 1951
3. Conceptual Domain
Data Type
string
Profile
Terminology
Value/dual/
Value/massNoun/
Value/otherNumber/ (other number)
Value/plural/
Value/singular/