REFERRING EXPRESSION

REFERRING EXPRESSION

1. Is any Expression used in an utterance to refer to something or someone

2. EQUATIVE SENTENCE

   • Example: Tony Blair is the Prime Minister

3. CONTEXT

   • The linguistic context often gives a vital clue as to whether the indefinite noun phrase is a reference expression or not. But it doesn't always give a clear indication

4. Indefinite noun phrases

   • indefinite noun phrases can be referring expressions.

5. Definite noun phrases

   • personal pronouns longer descriptive expressions

6. SENTENCE

7. Hurford,JR & Heasley, B.1983. Semantics: A coursebook. London: Cambridge University Press.

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