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===Noun phrases=== | ===Noun phrases=== | ||
#''$NOUN'' | #''$NOUN'' can mean both 'a $NOUN' and '$NOUNs'; number distinctions cannot be made without a classifier. | ||
#''CLF + $NOUN'' means 'the $NOUN' or 'the $NOUNs'; the number depends on whether the classifier is singular or plural. | #''CLF + $NOUN'' means 'the $NOUN' or 'the $NOUNs'; the number depends on whether the classifier is singular or plural. | ||
#''$ADJ $NOUN'' means 'a $ADJ $NOUN'. | #''$ADJ $NOUN'' means 'a $ADJ $NOUN'. | ||