Definition
An article is a member of a small class of determiners that identify a noun's
- definite or indefinite reference, and
- new or given status.
Examples
(English)
The definite article the
The indefinite article a/an
Sources 4
- Crystal 1980, 32
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 18
- Pei and Gaynor 1954, 18
- Mish 1991, 105