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In linguistics, definiteness is a semantic feature of noun phrases that distinguishes between referents or senses that are identifiable in a given context (definite noun phrases) and those that are not (indefinite noun phrases). The prototypical definite noun phrase picks out a unique, familiar, specific referent such as the sun or Australia, as opposed to indefinite examples like an idea or some fish.
There is considerable variation in the expression of definiteness across languages, and some languages such as Japanese do not generally mark it, so the same expression can be definite in some contexts and indefinite in others. In other languages, such as English, it is usually marked by the selection of determiner (e.g., the vs. a). Still other languages, such as Danish, mark definiteness morphologically by changing the noun itself (e.g. Danish enmand (a man), manden (the man)).
definiteness is a semantic feature of noun phrases that distinguishes between referents or senses that are identifiable in a given context (definite noun...
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that it contributes to the definiteness of the following word. Others assert that the hamza contributes to the definiteness of the following word but is...
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some adverbs, masculine nouns use a separate count form. Definiteness is expressed by a definite article which is postfixed to the noun. Nouns can be formed...
modified by an adjective, the definiteness is marked by the definite article den (common) or det (neuter) and the definite/plural form of the adjective:...
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