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In linguistics, specificity or definiteness is the distinction of whether the referent is identifiable or not.^[1]^[2] The sentence Minna wants to meet a Norwegian has two readings: she wants to meet a certain Norwegian (specific), or she wants to meet any Norwegian (nonspecific).

References

^ Loos, Eugene E., ed. (2004), "What is specificity?", Glossary of linguistic terms, http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsSpecificity.htm, retrieved 2008-06-13
^ Loos, Eugene E., ed. (2004), "What is nonspecificity?", Glossary of linguistic terms, http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsNonspecificity.htm, retrieved 2008-06-13

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