| Name | Numerical-Singular-NP Construction | |
|---|---|---|
| Semantic function of cxn | Specifying the precise quantity of the THING REFERRED TO as 1. | |
| Usage conditions | The REFERENT does not have to be expressed explicitly if it can be identified from the linguistic or situational context (definite null-instantiation). | |
| Semantic role of slots | CARDINAL NUMBER | THING REFERRED TO |
| Syntactic form | one | Nsgcontextual anchor point |
| Example | I could see the beams of one lighthouse, but not of two. I’m afraid, we have only one left. | |
| Agreement | singular verb | |
| General cxn-type | QUANTIFIER-NP CONSTRUCTION | |
| Construction family | NP CONSTRUCTION | |
| Literature | Herbst & Hoffmann (2023: Ch.5) | |
| Annotators/Date | TRH/04/21F | |