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Fiane Posted 13 years ago
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Indirect Anaphorism
According to the theory of indirect anaphorism for the definite article determiner 'the', the following is good English:
"Our school is really fabulous. The classrooms are brand-new. The teachers are knowledgeable and smart. And the atmosphere is friendly. "
'The classrooms', 'the teachers', and 'the students' refer respectively to 'The classrooms of our school', 'the teachers of our school', and 'the atmosphere of our school'. So there is no ambiguity.
Could there exist some theory of indirect anaphorism for demonstrative determiners 'this', 'these', 'that', and 'those', so that the following is also good English:
"Our school is really fabulous. These/Those classrooms are brand-new. These/Those teachers are knowledgeable and smart. And this/that atmosphere is friendly. "
"Our school is really fabulous. The classrooms are brand-new. The teachers are knowledgeable and smart. And the atmosphere is friendly. "
'The classrooms', 'the teachers', and 'the students' refer respectively to 'The classrooms of our school', 'the teachers of our school', and 'the atmosphere of our school'. So there is no ambiguity.
Could there exist some theory of indirect anaphorism for demonstrative determiners 'this', 'these', 'that', and 'those', so that the following is also good English:
"Our school is really fabulous. These/Those classrooms are brand-new. These/Those teachers are knowledgeable and smart. And this/that atmosphere is friendly. "
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fiane the theory of indirect anaphorism for the definite article determiner 'the', That's a theory that I somehow missed.
- fiane the theory of indirect anaphorism for the definite article determiner 'the', That's a theory that I somehow missed.
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fiane the theory of indirect anaphorism for the definite article determiner 'the',That's a theory that I somehow missed.
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