[Little Bill]

It doesn't, the atrial proves nothing, every language has a way to differentiate between one and more than one.

I think that Chomsky was saying that the whole of language exploits all of the range of possibilities of Language.

I agree with you on Old English but a lot could be taken from context for example, Homer, Wine dark sea, no color there, but everyone knew what color wine was.

[maryz]

Wine dark sea, no color there, but everyone knew what color wine was.

LOL! Not the color of any sea I've ever seen -- maybe ". . . the multitudinous seas incarnadine"?