Definiteness.

Definiteness is the concept expressed by definite articles such as 'the', and also by demonstratives ('this', 'that') and personal pronouns. This textbook surveys such expressions in many languages, and examines theoretical literature on this aspect of grammar, to estab...

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Main Author: Lyons, Christopher
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Series:Cambridge textbooks in linguistics.
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