Abstract
In addition to standard methods of pluralization, Dominican Spanish has an alternative plural formation mechanism, normally referred to as the “double plural,” in which -(e)se [(e)se] is adjoined to the base, libro > librose ‘book-books’, mujer > mujerese ‘woman-women’ (Jiménez Sabater 1976; Núñez-Cedeño 1980; Harris 1980; Terrell 1986; Núñez-Cedeño 2003). Extant analyses of double plural formation in Dominican Spanish suer from framework-specific problems and more general ones, having to do with overgeneration of forms and inability to reveal the true nature of the process. Most analyses postulate a separate plural morpheme for Dominican “double plurals” /(e)se/.
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