Definiteness and Indefiniteness: A Study in Reference and Grammaticality Prediction

by John A. Hawkins

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First published in 1988, this book is concerned with the definite and indefinite articles in English. It provides an integrated pragmatic-semantic theory of definite and indefinite reference, on the basis of which, many co-occurance restrictions between articles and non-modifiers are explained.

At the general theoretical level, the book looks at the role of semantics in the prediction of all and only the grammatical sentences of a language...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1138919330

ISBN13:9781138919334

Release Date:February 2017

Publisher:Routledge

Length:316 Pages

Weight:0.98 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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