Referential noun phrase
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Referential noun phrase is a noun phrase that refers to an individual (or group of individuals) as opposed to noun phrases that quantify (quantificational noun phrase) or noun phrases that are used as predicates ( predicative noun phrase).
Example
Typical examples of referential noun phrases are proper names and definite noun phrases like this book, my car and John's children.
