Sentence examples for definite references from inspiring English sources

Instead, people referred to "Gospel hymns" -- stately, dignified religious songs with definite references to the Gospel message of the New Testament.

The earliest definite references to it are in the 17th century.

By this time, cricket had been introduced to India, North America and the West Indies but the first definite references occur in the 18th century.

Let us call whatever it is that is referred to with definite reference by mass expressions in this way 'pluralities' (Laycock and Burke do not use the phrase, and Laycock would probably find it at best infelicitous, and at worst a grave source of metaphysical error).

Both mass and count nouns admit definite reference.

But, it is controversial whether definite reference to stuff is singular reference.

Laycock (1972) argues that there is definite reference of mass expressions, such as 'that water', 'the water in the tub', but that this reference is not singular reference.

These sentences, if true, will be cases of definite reference of mass expressions, in that they pick out an actual, unique, and concrete referent.

Partially revising Halliday and Hasan's (1976) classic treatment of the role of reference in Cohesion for discourse semantics, Martin (1992) distinguishes between the systems of Presenting (typically indefinite) and Presuming (typically definite) reference within the function of Participant identification.

The earliest definite reference to cricket occurs in 1598 and makes clear that the sport was being played c. 1550, but its true origin is a mystery.

Eiffel's official catalogues make definite reference to the design and export of a church to Manila in 1875, thirteen years before construction of San Sebastián Church actually began.