Comparative Concept: summarizer (str)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
summarizer (str)
| Typ | strategy |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | summarizer |
| Assoziiert |
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Definition
a form used as part of an exhaustive coordination construction that indicates that the list is exhaustive. Example: in Classical Tibetan lus ŋag yid gsum [body speech mind three] 'body, speech and mind', the numeral functions as a summarizer for the exhaustive list. (Section 15.2.2)