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1. Dual Number Marker

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   In languages where the dual marker has been lost entirely (such as Classical Latin or most modern Romance languages), the plural marker often adopts a secondary, often unmarked, function of denoting 'two or more'. This merging is sometimes attributed to the 'Depression Effect'—a psychological tendency in speakers of languages lacking the dual to view quantities of two as inherently incomplete when compared to the robust set implied by the [plural](/ent…