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<p>utrecht</p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #222; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:32, 15 February 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Generic interpretation''' is the interpretation of a noun phrase as referring to a kind, to all members of a kind, or to any typical representative.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Generic interpretation''' is the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>interpretation<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>of a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>noun phrase<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>as referring to a kind, to all members of a kind, or to any typical representative.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Example ===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Example ===</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>utrecht</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Generic interpretation''' is the interpretation of a noun phrase as referring to a kind, to all members of a kind, or to any typical representative.<br /> <br /> === Example ===<br /> <br /> the italicized NPs in (i) are interpreted generically.<br /> <br /> (i) a ''The cat'' is a domestic animal<br /> b ''Cats'' are intelligent<br /> c ''A cat'' loves to sleep<br /> <br /> In the semantic literature, generic noun phrases are analyzed as names or definite descriptions of kinds or as a special kind of generic quantification over the members of a kind. Sentences with a generic interpretation express a generalization or a habit, a state which cannot be said to be true on one particular moment. Examples are (ii)a and b.<br /> <br /> (ii) a The sun rises in the East<br /> b John usually eats pork for breakfast<br /> <br /> In many languages, generic sentences are in the simple present tense or the imperfective aspect.<br /> <br /> === Link ===<br /> <br /> [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Generic+interpretation&amp;lemmacode=721 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br /> <br /> === References ===<br /> <br /> * Carlson, G. 1977. ''Reference to kinds in English,'' Ph.D. diss., University of Amherst.<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Semantics]]</div>

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