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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== | ||
| + | *[[Articles|Articles in Gaelic]] | ||
| + | *[[Determiner (definition)]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | Warning: Be very careful with Wikipedia articles. Anyone can edit them and they often contain incorrect information. | ||
| + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_(grammar) | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *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.
