The syntactic position of numerative complex in Indonesian

Ivan Netkachev
National Research University Higher School of Economics

Abstract. In Indonesian, numerative complex may either precede or follow the noun. In my work, I will show that two factors determine the position of the numerative complex: specificity and information structure. Information structure is also found to be significant for related constructions, i.e. those involving “floating” of numerals. I conclude that the position of numerals may be determined by compositional obligatoriness.

Keywords: Indonesian, numerals, quantifier float, specificity, information structure

For citation: Netkachev I. The syntactic position of numerative complex in Indonesian. Typology of Morphosyntactic Parameters. 2018. Vol. 1, iss. 2. Pp. 67–83.