Abstract

The article examines the semantics of nouns that are sources (called “donor zones”) for English and Greek quantifiers. This term is taken from the article by E. V. Rakhilina, Lee Su Hyoun “Semantics of lexical plurality in Russian”. In the analysis, several groups are identified that may partially overlap each other. When considering this layer of vocabulary, a structural approach is put into practice, based on the comparative and typological method, as well as the analysis of dictionary definitions. The article focuses on the nouns that characterize indeterminate large amount in the English and Greek languages. All lexemes under consideration are analysed in a comparative manner.

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