{"product_id":"definiteness-and-indefiniteness-john-hawkins-9781138919303","title":"Definiteness and Indefiniteness: A Study in Reference and Grammaticality Prediction","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the general theoretical level, this book looks at the role of semantics in the prediction of all and only the grammatical sentences of a language. A generalisation is proposed uniting semantic oppositions underlying ungrammaticality with syntactic oppositions between conditions of application on transformational generative rules. A procedure is suggested for distinguishing semantic from syntactic causes of ungrammaticality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a more particular level, the book explores the nature of reference. It examines an important selection of subjects such as the contrast between definiteness and indefiniteness, the relationship between definite and demonstrative reference, and the relationship between pragmatic and logical aspects of determining meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Hawkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138919306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138919303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"John Hawkins","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065380352255,"sku":"9781138919303","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e30133c0-46aa-4dce-8f1b-15fc244543f7.jpg?v=1768674807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/definiteness-and-indefiniteness-john-hawkins-9781138919303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}