Definiteness

An explanation of the grammatical concept of definiteness ("the", "this", "that") and how many languages express it.

Klappentext
An explanation of the grammatical concept of definiteness ('the', 'this', 'that') and how many languages express it.

Zusammenfassung
Definiteness is the concept expressed by definite articles such as 'the', and also by demonstratives ('this', that') and personal pronouns. This 1999 textbook surveys such expressions in many languages, and examines theoretical literature on this aspect of grammar, to establish what definiteness is and how languages can express it.

Inhalt
Preface; 1. Basic observations; 2. Simple definites and indefinites; 3. Complex definites and indefinites; 4. Some semantic and pragmatic distinctions; 5. Interaction with other grammatical phenomena; 6. Definiteness effects; 7. Defining definiteness; 8. Definiteness and noun phrase structure; 9. Diachronic aspects; References.

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