Joe:
> And Rosta wrote:
> >
> > But other things being equal, unspecified countability is preferable,
> > because it saves you a countability specification for every noun in
> > the lexicon. So the onus is on those who say countability must be
> > lexically specified.
>
> Yes, but in terms of processing, surely a default specification for
> countability would be very helpful.
As usual, I can reply only that the standards of formalist linguistics
are incompatible with the standards of mentalist linguistics. So we're
both right, but can't talk to each other!
--And.
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