Questions tagged [definiteness]
Definite noun phrases refer to entities that are specific and identifiable in a given context.
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Definiteness and indefiniteness
Is there a term that encompasses both terms at once? Suppose I am writing a paper titled [Single-word-here] in Language X, where the required word will refer to both definiteness and indefiniteness. ...
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Help sought with understanding an aspect of genitive/possessive
In English, we can use the possessive in such a way that the noun being described is omitted, chiefly in cases where it has already been introduced. For example; "This chair is mine, and that is ...
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How does lack of definite articles affect Malayalam? [In comparison to Germanic languages]
I am a (semi)-native Malayalam speaker from Kerala who has learned English and German. In Malayalam, an interesting phenomenon is that there is no definite article. It seems to me that indefinite ...
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(in)definite articles
Do any languages distinguish between indefinite and definite articles thus:
one beer 1sg-drink `I drank A beer.'
beer 1sg-drink `I drank THE/A beer.'
That is, is it possible for a language to mark ...
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weak definite article in Engish linguistics
I may be wrong, but I don't seem to have come across the term 'weak definite article' in English linguistics though I think I've encountered it in German or French linguistics. (I've read 'weak ...