Classical Armenian possesses two series of indefinite pronouns, one in -k`, the other in -mn. The first is employed for the most part in contexts where English any appears, the second where English employs some. The distinction is therefore essentially one of polarity sensitivity, the forms in -k`being negative-polarity items (NPIs), those in -mn positive-polarity items (PPIs). As in English, the NPIs are employed also as generalizing or free-choice indefinites; but a host of other features, including minimal-value quantification, scalarity, and despecification are involved as well in the Classical Armenian -k`-forms.0. An interesting morphosyntactic feature of Classical Armenian is the presence of two separate indefinite animate pronouns, omn and ok`, 2 having the following paradigms: 3
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