Is "lions" a generalized concept?
A: A lion is a mammal.
B: The lion is a mammal.
C: Lions are mammals.
A, B and C are generic sentences. I think that "a lion", "the lion" and "lions" means a category of a lion species. However, I think that "lions" in C is a generalized concept of a lion, and "a lion" in A and "the lion" in B are not?
Or is a generalized concept of a lion "lion" with no article, not "a lion", "the lion" "lions"?
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Magic-dragon A, B and C are generic sentences. I think that "a lion", "the lion" and "lions" means a category of a lion species. You could say that, but only "the lion" is generic.
- Magic-dragon A, B and C are generic sentences.
- I think that "a lion", "the lion" and "lions" means a category of a lion species.
- You could say that, but only "the lion" is generic.
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Magic-dragonA, B and C are generic sentences. I think that "a lion", "the lion" and "lions" means a category of a lion species.
You could say that, but only "the lion" is generic.
0Magic-dragonA, B and C are generic sentences.
Yes. All three of those formulas are capable of predicating something of a whole set of entities.
Magic-dragonI think that "a lion", "the lion" and "lions" means a category of a lion species.
I'm not following this. "lion" is a species. It's a category of feli
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