| Data Category: definiteIdentifiableTerm | |
|---|---|
| Key | 1519 |
| PID | http://www.isocat.org/datcat/DC-1519 |
| Type | simple |
| Owner | Salmon-Alt, Susanne |
| Scope | public |
| 1. Administration Information Section | |
| 1.1 Administration Record | |
| Identifier | definiteIdentifiableTerm |
| Version | 1:0 |
| Registration Status | private |
| Administration Status | private |
| 1.1.1 Creation | |
| Creation Date | 2004-10-06 |
| Change Description | |
| 2. Description Section | |
| Profile | Semantic Content Representation |
[-]2.1 English Language Section | |
| Language | English (en) |
| 2.1.1 Definition Section | |
| Definition | indicates that an expression’s referent(s) is in some way identifiable to both speaker and addressee. |
| Source | http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsDefiniteness.htm.
Hawkins, John A. 1978. Definiteness and indefiniteness: A study in reference and grammaticality prediction. London: Croom Helm. |
| 2.1.2 Example Section | |
| Example | Yesterday, I saw a lion.
(The lion / he) was hungry. |