The count/mass distinction is a widely discussed topic across languages and linguistic
theories have covered a great part of peculiarities which appear in relation to this phe-
nomenon. Abstract nouns have often been left out of consideration, possibly due to the fact
that their reference is abstract and the application of some relevant features of count or mass
reference, such as cumulativity, divisiveness or atomicity, does not seem to be possible. This
paper presents a thorough study of lexical features of a subset of abstract nouns and their …

The count/mass distinction is a widely discussed topic across languages and linguistic
theories have covered a great part of peculiarities which appear in relation to this
phenomenon. Abstract nouns have often been left out of consideration, possibly due to the
fact that their reference is abstract and the application of some relevant features of count or
mass reference, such as cumulativity, divisiveness or atomicity, does not seem to be
possible. This paper presents a thorough study of lexical features of a subset of abstract …