Number[psor]
: possessor’s number
Possessive pronouns and determiners may have two different numbers: that of the possessed object (in agreement with the modifying noun, inflectional feature) and that of the possessor (inherent, lexical feature). The Number[psor]
feature denotes the possessor’s number.
Sing
: singular possessor
Examples
- moj balon “my balloon”
Number[psor]=Sing|Number=Sing
- moja balona “my (two) balloons”
Number[psor]=Sing|Number=Dual
- moji baloni “my (three or more) balloons”
Number[psor]=Sing|Number=Plur
Dual
: dual possessor
Examples
- najin balon “my and your balloon”
Number[psor]=Dual|Number=Sing
- najina balona “my and your (two) balloons”
Number[psor]=Dual|Number=Dual
- najini baloni “my and your (three or more) balloons”
Number[psor]=Dual|Number=Plur
Plur
: plura possessor
Examples
- naš balon “our balloon”
Number[psor]=Plur|Number=Sing
- naša balona “our (two) balloons”
Number[psor]=Plur|Number=Dual
- naši baloni “our (three or more) balloons”
Number[psor]=Plur|Number=Plur
Conversion from JOS
All pronouns with feature Owner_number=singular are converted to Number[psor]=Sing
, all pronouns with Owner_number=dual are converted to Number[psor]=Dual
and all pronouns with Owner_number=plural are converted to Number[psor]=Plur
.