Comparative Concept: generic article (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
generic article (cxn)
| Typ | construction |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | generic article |
| Assoziiert |
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Definition
an article used in combination with a common noun (and its modifiers, if any) for generic reference. Example: in A bat is a flying mammal, a is functioning as a generic article. (Section 3.6)