Definiteness (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics) - Hardcover

Book 18 of 72: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics

Lyons, Christopher

 
9780521362825: Definiteness (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

Synopsis

This 1999 book is an explanation of the grammatical concept of definiteness ('the', 'this', 'that') and how many languages express it.

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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.

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ISBN 10:  0521368359 ISBN 13:  9780521368353
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008
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