4.3.4. Numeral incorporation

Numeral incorporation is the blending of the movement and place of articulation of a sign and the handshape of a numeral. In the following example, the numeral two is incorporated into week.

 

two^week

'Two weeks'

 

Signs that can be incorporated with a numeral are the following:

 

 

100s (200, 300, 400, 500, 600)

 

 

1000s (2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000)

 

 

grade  (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th)

 

 

hour (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

 

 

 

week (2,3,4,5,6^week^later)

 

 

month (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

 

 

year (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

 

  (Kubus 2008: 88)

 

(See also [Lexicon - 3.7.2.2.] for number incorporation into pronouns.)