Possessives vs. Indefinites [electronic resource] : Pragmatic Inference and Determiner Choice / Betty Birner.

A discussion of pragmatic choice in the use of the possessive pronoun or indefinite article (e.g., "I broke my finger" versus "I broke a finger," and "My leg hurts" versus "A leg hurts") looks at the constructions in the light of a theory of division of pragma...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Birner, Betty
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987.
Subjects:	Determiners (Languages) Discourse Analysis. Human Body. Inferences. Language Research. Language Usage. Linguistic Theory. Pragmatics.