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Indefinite Article Use

Indefinite Article Use is a linguistic phenomenon in syntax and semantics whereby an indefinite article (such as "a" or "an") introduces a noun phrase to indicate non-specificity, referentiality, or first-time mention within discourse.

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The Articles. A Study of Their Theory and Use in English

Simeon Potter, Paul Christophersen · The Modern Language Review · 1940 · 407 citations

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Variability in the use of the English article system by Chinese learners of English

Daniel Robertson · Second language Research · 2000 · 343 citations

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The acquisition of disjunction: Evidence for a grammatical view of scalar implicatures

Gennaro Chierchia, Stephen Crain, Maria Teresa Guasti et al. · 2001 · 296 citations

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The comparative effect of direct written corrective feedback and metalinguistic explanation on learners’ explicit and implicit knowledge of the English indefinite article

Natsuko Shintani, Rod Ellis · Journal of Second Language Writing · 2013 · 272 citations · Full text

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The Use of Definite and Indefinite Reference in Young Children

Alan S. Brown, Michael P Maratsos · The American Journal of Psychology · 1977 · 259 citations

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Authors

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  1. TI
    Tania Ionin

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    4 publications · 136 citations

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  2. MP
    Michael P Maratsos

    University of Minnesota, United States

    3 publications · 514 citations

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  3. RE
    Rod Ellis

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    2 publications · 527 citations

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  4. DW
    David Warden

    University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 145 citations

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  5. NS
    Natsuko Shintani

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    2 publications · 527 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    85 citations

  2. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    527 citations

  3. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    245 citations

  4. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    72 citations

  5. University of Ha'il

    Ha'il, Saudi Arabia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    129 citations

  6. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    2 h-index

    8 publications

    604 citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    123 citations

  8. University of Strathclyde

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    145 citations

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  1. Journal of Child Language

    5 publications · 309 citations

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  2. Second language Research

    4 publications · 513 citations

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  3. Child Development

    3 publications · 285 citations

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  4. Language

    3 publications · 85 citations

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  5. Bilingualism Language and Cognition

    BLC · 2 publications · 188 citations

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