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For a discussion of the forms of Gaelic articles see [[Articles]]
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An ''Article'' is a special kind of [[determiner (definition)| determiners]]. In English ''the'' and ''a/an'' are articles. They typically indicate if we are talking about some specific referent (e.g. 'the table'), or some item that hasn't been identified with a specific referent in the discourse (e..g a table). There are two major kinds of articles: [[Definite (definition)|definite]] and [[Indefinite (definition)|indefinite]].
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==See Also==
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*[[Articles|Articles in Gaelic]]
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*[[Determiner (definition)]]
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==External Links==
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Warning: Be very careful with Wikipedia articles. Anyone can edit them and they often contain incorrect information.
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_(grammar)
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==References==
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*Crystal, D. (2008) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics''. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:29, 3 June 2012

An Article is a special kind of determiners. In English the and a/an are articles. They typically indicate if we are talking about some specific referent (e.g. 'the table'), or some item that hasn't been identified with a specific referent in the discourse (e..g a table). There are two major kinds of articles: definite and indefinite.

See Also

External Links

Warning: Be very careful with Wikipedia articles. Anyone can edit them and they often contain incorrect information.

References

  • Crystal, D. (2008) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.