mass nouns

Under the combined criterion of semantics and syntax, nouns in English fall into four categories, with one group of count nouns and three groups of mass nouns.

文章进一步讨论了可数分类词与不可数分类词的区别及划分标准，并尝试对可数分类词下定义，借此把汉语中的可数名词与不可数名词区分开来。

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english mass nouns differ from count nouns on morphological and syntactic properties.

英语物质-可数名词在形态-句法上有明确区别；

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it further follows that classifiers are needed to license numerals, since numeral cannot otherwise occur with mass nouns. differently put, there exists a correlation between the availability of classifier and the lack of plural morphology in classifier languages.

他进一步提出量词需要去允准数词，因为数词不能与物质名词同时出现；他认为在量词性语言中存在着这样一种关联：有量词时而复数形式缺失。

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other mass nouns are considered countable or uncountable depending on the context.

还有一些词的可数或是不可数要视上下文而定。

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Quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of.

数量词；既可用于复数名词也可用于复数计数名词以表明完全缺乏、几乎完全缺乏或零量的。

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Firstly, different from other universal quantifier such as all/ suo you, both every and mei cannot be followed by arguments such as mass noun or bare plural nouns directly.

首先，every和每不同于其它全称量词如all/所有，后面不能直接接论元如不可数名词或光杆复数名词。

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the two classes were given a pre-test and two post-tests in the form of multiple-choice questions on count and mass nouns.

两班学生分别进行名词可数性多选题的一次前测和两次后测。

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