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		+	''for information about Definite Nouns in Scottish Gaelic see [[Noun Declension]]''
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	A [[Noun Phrase (definition)\|noun phrase]] is definite when it refers to a specific entity which is identifiable particular contexts. They stand in contrast to [[Indefinite (definition)\|indefinite]] noun phrases. In English, definite NPs are typically identified with the [[Article (definition)\|article]] ''the'', although NPs marked with the [[Deictic (definition)\|deictic]] articles ''this, that, these'' and ''those'' are also definite. In Gaelic, definites are marked with the definite articles ''a', an, na, nan'', and ''nam''.		A [[Noun Phrase (definition)\|noun phrase]] is definite when it refers to a specific entity which is identifiable particular contexts. They stand in contrast to [[Indefinite (definition)\|indefinite]] noun phrases. In English, definite NPs are typically identified with the [[Article (definition)\|article]] ''the'', although NPs marked with the [[Deictic (definition)\|deictic]] articles ''this, that, these'' and ''those'' are also definite. In Gaelic, definites are marked with the definite articles ''a', an, na, nan'', and ''nam''.

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 ==External Links==
 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definiteness
 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_(grammar)

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−	A [[Noun Phrase (definition)\|noun phrase]] is definite when it refers to a specific entity which is identifiable particular contexts. They stand in contrast to [[Indefinite (definition)\|indefinite]] noun phrases. In English, definite NPs are typically identified with the [[Article (definition)\|article]] ''the'', although NPs marked with the [[Deictic (definition)\|deictic]] articles ''this, that, these'' and ''those'' are also definite. In Gaelic, definites are marked with the definite articles ''a', an'', and ''na''.	+	A [[Noun Phrase (definition)\|noun phrase]] is definite when it refers to a specific entity which is identifiable particular contexts. They stand in contrast to [[Indefinite (definition)\|indefinite]] noun phrases. In English, definite NPs are typically identified with the [[Article (definition)\|article]] ''the'', although NPs marked with the [[Deictic (definition)\|deictic]] articles ''this, that, these'' and ''those'' are also definite. In Gaelic, definites are marked with the definite articles ''a', an, na, nan'', and ''nam''.
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	==See Also==		==See Also==

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−	A [[Noun Phrase (definition)\|noun phrase]] is definite when it refers to a specific entity which is identifiable particular contexts. They stand in contrast to [[Indefinite (definition)\|indefinite]] noun phrases. In English, definite NPs are typically identified with the [[Article (definition)\|article]] ''the'', although NPs marked with the [[Deictic (definition)\|deictic]] articles ''this, that, these'' and ''those'' are also definite. In Gaelic, definites are marked with the definite articles ''an', an'', and ''na''.	+	A [[Noun Phrase (definition)\|noun phrase]] is definite when it refers to a specific entity which is identifiable particular contexts. They stand in contrast to [[Indefinite (definition)\|indefinite]] noun phrases. In English, definite NPs are typically identified with the [[Article (definition)\|article]] ''the'', although NPs marked with the [[Deictic (definition)\|deictic]] articles ''this, that, these'' and ''those'' are also definite. In Gaelic, definites are marked with the definite articles ''a', an'', and ''na''.

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-Within the closed class, there are articles, which in English, always accompany a noun. An article that is '''definite''' indicates that the noun it is accompanying is a specific noun that is to be set a part from all other nouns of the same name. For example in the sentence: "The boy got the basketball", ''The'' is specifying a particular boy, not just ''a'' boy. “A” and “an”, are indefinite articles in English.
+A [[Noun Phrase (definition)|noun phrase]] is definite when it refers to a specific entity which is identifiable particular contexts. They stand in contrast to [[Indefinite (definition)|indefinite]] noun phrases. In English, definite NPs are typically identified with the [[Article (definition)|article]] ''the'', although NPs marked with the [[Deictic (definition)|deictic]] articles ''this, that, these'' and ''those'' are also definite. In Gaelic, definites are marked with the definite articles ''an', an'', and ''na''.
 ==See Also==
 *[[Indefinite (definition)]]
 ==External Links==
 *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_(grammar)
 *http://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/apics/index.php/Definite_Articles_(Feature_28)

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−	Within the closed class, there are articles, which in English, always accompany a noun. An article that is '''definite''' indicates that the noun it is accompanying is a specific noun that is to be set a part from all other nouns. For example in the sentence: "The boy got the basketball", ''The'' is specifying a particular boy, not just ''a'' boy. “A” and “an”, are indefinite articles in English.	+	Within the closed class, there are articles, which in English, always accompany a noun. An article that is '''definite''' indicates that the noun it is accompanying is a specific noun that is to be set a part from all other nouns of the same name. For example in the sentence: "The boy got the basketball", ''The'' is specifying a particular boy, not just ''a'' boy. “A” and “an”, are indefinite articles in English.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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−	~~FIX FIX FIX~~	+	Within the closed class, there are articles, which in English, always accompany a noun. An article that is '''definite''' indicates that the noun it is accompanying is a specific noun that is to be set a part from all other nouns. For example in the sentence: "The boy got the basketball", ''The'' is specifying a particular boy, not just ''a'' boy. “A” and “an”, are indefinite articles in English.

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