Article determination Зиборова Майя Ин-21
The article as a grammatical determiner of the noun The category of article determination shows, or, determines the relations of the referent of the noun to the other referents of the same class. The article is a determiner, a unit which determines a noun, but unlike other determiners (the lexical means of determination: this, that, some, any, very, certain, kind of, etc. ), it is so general, that it has become a grammatical means of determination in modern English.
The system of articles in English The definite article expresses the identification or individualization of the referent of the noun. The indefinite article expresses classification, or relative, classifying generalization of the referent, which means that this article refers the object denoted to a certain class. The zero article or, the meaningful non-use of the article, expresses absolute generalization abstraction of the referent denoted by the noun. It renders the idea of the highest degree of generalization and abstraction.
The paradigmatic presentation of articles. The situational presentation of articles. Paradigmatically, the category of article determination is formed by two oppositions organized hierarchically. Some cases are described as specific situational rules, codifying the use of articles in concrete situational conditions, mainly in the course of practical grammar with no attempts at semantic explanation. Many of the situational rules are firmly grounded on the semantic difference between the three articles.
The semantic category of “definiteness – indefiniteness – generalization” The following groups: determiners of definiteness - the, this – that, these – those, my, our, your, etc. ; determiners of indefiniteness – a(n), another, any, some, no, an item of, a case of, a piece of, etc. ; determiners of generalization – ø, all, per se (as such), in general, etc.
Questions. What does the category of article determination shows? What does a contrast test demonstrate? Describe the paradigmatical hierarchy of article determination
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