Certain languages possess dual indefinite articles
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Certain languages, such as French and Italian, possess a dual system of indefinite articles, featuring both standard singular indefinite articles and partitive articles for non-count nouns.
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Gender, number, and indefinite articles: About the 'typological inconsistency' of Italian
2007 · cited by 10
Discusses how Romance languages like French and Italian feature both an indefinite article and a partitive article, serving as a dual system of indefinite nominal determination.
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Articles in Romance languages: contrastive and linguistic-cognitive approach
2025 · cited by 1
Identifies multiple functioning formats for articles in Romance languages, explicitly including both standard indefinite articles and partitive articles.