Definiteness (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521362825)

Definiteness is the concept expressed by definite articles such as "the", and also by other expressions such as demonstratives ("this", "that") and personal pronouns. This textbook surveys such expressions in the many languages of the world, and also examines the theoretical literature on this aspect of grammar, to establish what definiteness is and how languages can express it.

Author: Christopher Lyons
ISBN-10: 0521362822
ISBN-13: 9780521362825
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/13/1999
Pages: 402
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d