Cardinal Numerals

The book embeds a description and an analysis of the Old English numeral system into a broader, cross-linguistic discussion. It provides a theoretical framework for the study of numerals and numeral systems of natural languages, bridging the gap between recent findings in the cognitive sciences on numeracy and the known typological generalisations on cardinal numerals.

The Old English numeral system shows a number of peculiarities not found in the present-day languages of Europe. It ...