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Example 14-9
two boy
two
two
boy
boys
two boys
Comment:
In some cases, the plural
-s
on the head noun is optional when the number modifier is plural.
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Rickford 1999
: 7
Language:
African American English
by
Lisa Green
cite
Datapoints:
Order of cardinal numeral and noun: Numeral precedes noun
Nominal plural marker and third-person-plural pronoun: No nominal plural word
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