Under the framework of plurality split,this paper analyses the two pronominal plural markers"-li"and"-jige"in Yichun Gan dialect,focusing on figuring out the semantic differences of them and trying to develop a framework to account for their distinct features.We found that the marker"-li"should be analysed as a maximality operator that applies to a plural sets and picks out the plural entity with the maximal members and"-jige"is a group operator that applies to the maximal plural enetity and then turns out a more cohesive atom with plural members."-li"and"-jige"lie in different syntactic positions.While"-li"lies in D,"-jige"lies in a higher position,which is defined as the head of a GroupP.The two plural markers in Yichun Gan represent two different types of plu-ral markers.
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