Syntax, Semiotics, Pragmatics & Discourse Analysis, Semantics, Linguistics & Semiotics - General & Miscellaneous
Definiteness
Christopher Lyons, J. Bresnan (Editor), S. R. Anderson
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Overview
Definiteness is the concept expressed by definite articles such as "the", and also by other expressions such as demonstratives ("this", "that") and personal pronouns. This textbook surveys such expressions in the many languages of the world, and also examines the theoretical literature on this aspect of grammar, to establish what definiteness is and how languages can express it.
Book Details
Published
March 1, 1999
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
404
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780521368353