Definition
Nonspecificity is a kind of definiteness, expressed by an interpretation of or grammatical marking on a noun or noun phrase, indicating that the speaker presumably does not know the identity of the referent(s).
Examples
(English)
The following sentence has the interpretation that the speaker does not have a particular Norwegian in mind:
Minna wants to meet a Norwegian.
Sources 2
- Hawkins, J. 1978, 203–204
- Anderson, S. 1985, 179