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Definiteness Systems

Definiteness Systems is a linguistic construct within nominal typology that categorizes noun phrases according to whether they refer to entities that are identifiable or specific within a discourse context, distinguishing languages by how definiteness is morphosyntactically or prosodically encoded.

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<b>The representation of (in)definiteness</b> . Edited by Eric J. Reuland and Alice G. B. ter Meulen (Current Studies in Linguistics Series, 14.) Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1987. Pp. 344.

Jack Hoeksema · Language · 1989 · 967 citations

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IP‐internal topic and focus phrases

K. A. Jayaseelan · Studia Linguistica · 2001 · 420 citations

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Uniqueness in Definite Noun Phrases

Craige Roberts · Linguistics and Philosophy · 2003 · 317 citations

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This is Definitely Specific: Specificity and Definiteness in Article Systems

Tania Ionin · Natural Language Semantics · 2006 · 264 citations

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Definiteness and the English Existential

Gregory Ward, Betty J. Birner · Language · 1995 · 233 citations

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Authors

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  1. AY
    Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald

    La Trobe University, Australia

    2 publications · 175 citations

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  2. BA
    Barbara Abbott

    Michigan State University, United States

    2 publications · 152 citations

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  3. LM
    Line Mikkelsen

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    1 publications · 98 citations

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  4. AM
    Angelika Müth

    University of Oslo, Norway

    1 publications · 35 citations

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  5. JH
    Jack Hoeksema

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    1 publications · 967 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    225 citations

  2. University of Thessaly

    Volos, Greece

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  3. Shandong University

    Jinan, China

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    82 citations

  4. Hungarian Academy of Sciences

    Budapest, Hungary

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. ELTE Research Centre for Linguistics

    Budapest, Hungary

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  8. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

    Munich, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

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Venues

  1. Language

    6 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. Lingua

    3 publications · 171 citations

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  3. Journal of Semantics

    3 publications · 115 citations

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  4. Proceedings from Semantics and Linguistic Theory

    SALT · 2 publications · 102 citations

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  5. Studia Linguistica

    2 publications · 456 citations

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