Definiteness and Existentials.

Abbott, Barbara

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ERIC Number: EJ542956

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Definiteness and Existentials.

Abbott, Barbara

Language, v73 n1 p103-08 Mar 1997

Discusses Prince's (1992) reanalysis of the information status of noun phrases (NPs) into two cross-cutting distinctions, one between NPs denoting entities that are new or old with respect to the discourse and another between NPs denoting entities that, in the speaker's estimation, are new or old with respect to the addressee. (Nine references) (CK)

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Morphology (Languages), Nouns, Phrase Structure, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: For response to article, see FL 526 920.