Referential noun phrase

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Definition

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.

See also

• Referential expression
• Referential index

Links

• Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics