Specificity (linguistics)
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Specificity (linguistics)
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In linguistics, specificity is a semantic feature of noun phrases (NPs) that distinguishes between entities/nouns/referents that are unique in a given context and those that are not. Several distinct known factors determine an entity/noun/referent's relative specificity, including: Singular terms
Habituality
Actual/Nonactual moods
Factivity
Negation Specificity does not rely on existence. This is because specificity relies on the uniqueness of an entity, regardless of whether it may or may not a
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