The principle of association in the use of the definite article in English and Swedish

• Authors: Arkadiusz Budziszewski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the first part of the paper the mechanism of association in the use of the definite article is presented. The author also accounts for the most common types of relations between things associated with each other. In the remaining part, the use of the principle of association in English noun phrases is discussed. The author demonstrates that there is a formal difference between the two languages in the way of expressing the definiteness of a referent.

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia
• Year: 1992
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 103-109

Dates

published

2007-12-01

Contributors

author

Arkadiusz Budziszewski

References

• Brown, Roger 1973, A first language: the early stages. London.
• Christophersen, Paul 1939, The articles: a study of their theory and use in English. Copenhagen.
• Karttunen, Lauri 1968, What makes definite noun phrases definite? Rand Corporation.