11.2.4. Determination of noun phrases with a generic reading
Plural definite noun phrases can have a generic reading and a direct kind reference.
| A | zebrá-k | csíkos-ak. |
| the | zebra-PL | striped-PL. |
’Zebras are striped.’
Source: Viszket, Kleiber & Szabó 2018: 988.
Definite noun phrases in singular can have a generic reading and a direct kind reference.
| A | zebra | csíkos. |
| the | zebra | striped |
’The zebra is striped.’
Source: Viszket, Kleiber & Szabó 2018: 988.
Indefinite noun phrases can have a generic reading, referring to typical members of a class, rather than reffering to a kind as a whole,
| Egy | zebra | csíkos. |
| a | zebra | striped |
’A zebra is striped.’
Source: Viszket, Kleiber & Szabó 2018: 989 and 999.
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