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Traditionally, an expression is a referential expression if it has a [[reference]], hence designates an individual in some domain of [[interpretation]]. Recently the notion of a referential expression is equated with that of an [[argument]], arguments being the terms which are associated with [[thematic role]]s such as [[Agent]], [[Theme]], etc. The set of arguments includes at least proper names (''John''), anaphors (''himself''), and pronouns (''he''). The notion of referentiality is involved in the analysis of idioms (''the bucket'' in the idiom ''he kicked the bucket'' is not referential), weather-predicates ( ''it'' in ''it rains'' is quasi-referential) and expletives such as ''it'' (cf. ''it seems that he has gone'') and ''there'' (''there is a man in the garden''). Referential expressions are not to be confused with so-called [[R-expressions]], i.e. NPs which are subject to condition C of the [[binding theory]] ('R-expressions must be free'). | Traditionally, an expression is a referential expression if it has a [[reference]], hence designates an individual in some domain of [[interpretation]]. Recently the notion of a referential expression is equated with that of an [[argument]], arguments being the terms which are associated with [[thematic role]]s such as [[Agent]], [[Theme]], etc. The set of arguments includes at least proper names (''John''), anaphors (''himself''), and pronouns (''he''). The notion of referentiality is involved in the analysis of idioms (''the bucket'' in the idiom ''he kicked the bucket'' is not referential), weather-predicates ( ''it'' in ''it rains'' is quasi-referential) and expletives such as ''it'' (cf. ''it seems that he has gone'') and ''there'' (''there is a man in the garden''). Referential expressions are not to be confused with so-called [[R-expressions]], i.e. NPs which are subject to condition C of the [[binding theory]] ('R-expressions must be free'). | ||
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*[[Referential index]] | *[[Referential index]] | ||
*[[Referential noun phrase]] | *[[Referential noun phrase]] | ||
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| − | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Referential+expression&lemmacode=328 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br> | + | *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Referential+expression&lemmacode=328 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br> |
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[[Category:Syntax]] | [[Category:Syntax]] | ||
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Definition
Traditionally, an expression is a referential expression if it has a reference, hence designates an individual in some domain of interpretation. Recently the notion of a referential expression is equated with that of an argument, arguments being the terms which are associated with thematic roles such as Agent, Theme, etc. The set of arguments includes at least proper names (John), anaphors (himself), and pronouns (he). The notion of referentiality is involved in the analysis of idioms (the bucket in the idiom he kicked the bucket is not referential), weather-predicates ( it in it rains is quasi-referential) and expletives such as it (cf. it seems that he has gone) and there (there is a man in the garden). Referential expressions are not to be confused with so-called R-expressions, i.e. NPs which are subject to condition C of the binding theory ('R-expressions must be free').
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