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interpretive semantics, semantics, transformational grammar
generic [Lat. genus ‘class, stock, kind’]
1 In predicate logic, property of a proposition which comes about through prefixation of
the universal quantifier on a propositional function (i.e. a universal proposition); see
Reichenbach (1947).
Reference
Reichenbach, H. 1947. Elements of symbolic logic. New York.
2 In semantics, (a) a reference of noun phrases to kinds instead of concrete objects, e.g.
In 1969 man landed on the moon or Every day at least one species of beetles becomes
extinct. (According to Burton-Roberts (1976) and Hawkins (1989), the distinction
between definites and indefinites remains valid, however.) (b) The expression of regular
or predictable states of affairs, e.g. A Scot drinks whisky or Philip smokes pipes. Both
types can occur together, e.g. The typical Scot drinks whisky.
References
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