Nonspecificity
Definition:
Nonspecificity is a kind of definiteness, expressed by an interpretation of or grammatical marking on a noun or noun phrase, indicating that the speaker presumably does not know the identity of the referent(s).
Examples:
(English)
The following sentence has the interpretation that the speaker does not have a particular Norwegian in mind:
See Also:
Source:
203–204
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.