A Grammar of Turkish Sign Language (TİD)

4.3. Numerals

When a number sign [Lexicon - 3.10.1.] indicates the number of entities that are referred to, that number sign is called a cardinal numeral [Lexicon - 3.10.1.1.]. An example of a cardinal numeral, two, is provided below.

                  

 

 

[poss(d)1 daughter two] be_located_at

'My two daughters are here.'

 

 

When a number sign indicates the order of a referent in a sequence, that number sign is called an ordinal numeral [Lexicon - 3.10.1.1.]. Ordinal numbers are expressed with buoy signs.

 

 

          (h1) two book there_is   ix3a      book yellow

          (h2)                                    two

          'There are two books. The first one is yellow.'

     

 

A plural sign can be reduplicated [Phonology - 3.3.1.] when used with a numeral.

 

                   three                                                           house+++

'three houses'

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Bibliographical reference for citation

The entire grammar:
Kelepir, Meltem (ed.). 2020. A Grammar of Turkish Sign Language (TİD). 1st ed. (SIGN-HUB Sign Language Grammar Series). (https://thesignhub.eu/grammar/tid) (Accessed 31-10-2021)

A Chapter:
LastName, FirstName. 2020. Syntax: 3. Coordination and Subordination. In Kelepir, Meltem (ed.). 2020. A Grammar of Turkish Sign Language (TİD). 1st ed. (SIGN-HUB Sign Language Grammar Series), 230-237. (https://thesignhub.eu/grammar/tid) (Accessed 31-10-2021)

A Section:
LastName, FirstName. 2020. Phonology: 1.1.1.2. Finger configuration. In Kelepir, Meltem (ed.). 2020. A Grammar of Turkish Sign Language (TİD). 1st ed. (SIGN-HUB Sign Language Grammar Series), 230-237. (https://thesignhub.eu/grammar/tid) (Accessed 31-10-2021)

LastName, FirstName. 2020. Syntax: 3.1.2.1.3. Manual markers in disjunctive coordination. In Kelepir, Meltem (ed.). 2020. A Grammar of Turkish Sign Language (TİD). 1st ed. (SIGN-HUB Sign Language Grammar Series), 230-237. (https://thesignhub.eu/grammar/tid) (Accessed 31-10-2021)