ASSOCIATIVE FORMS IN A TYPOLOGY OF NUMBER-SYSTEMS - EVIDENCE FROM YUPIK

A general typology of number systems has to confront the problem of va riation both in the number values in different languages and in the in ventories of nominals involved. We start from the Smith-Stark Hierarch y and extend this approach to additional numbers (such as dual and pau cal). Associative plurals appear to undermine this typology, if we tre at them as a third number. Either the associative plural or the ordina ry plural proves to be exceptional. The morphology of associative mark ing in Central Pome and in Central Alaskan Yup'ik suggests that this i s the wrong approach. In Central Pome the associative contains an orig inal plural segment. More significantly, Central Alaskan Yup'ik provid es the ideal combination of three numbers and complex morphology to de monstrate that associatives should not be treated as additional number s. Associativity and number are realized separately, which shows that associatives are a separate category interacting with number. This all ows us to maintain the typology proposed.