%0 Journal Article
%T ¦Åmbɔsì Definiteness: A Pragmatic Approach
%A Kiba Ngapoula
%J Open Journal of Modern Linguistics
%P 163-173
%@ 2164-2834
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojml.2023.131010
%X This contribution examines the pragmatic approaches of definiteness in ¦Åmbɔs¨¬ language. The analysis reveals that ¦Åmbs¨¬ definiteness interacts with the pragmatic principles of familiarity as regards the second mention of the entity in the discourse, and identifiability with the hearer ability to uniquely identify the entity. In addition, the study shows that the contextual use of ¦Åmbɔs¨¬ definite description is subject of different functions. It refers to anaphora or situational reference, including the immediate and larger situations. ¦Åmbɔs¨¬ definiteness also plays the role function and, used with a post nominal demonstrative, it expresses the discourse prominence.
%K Definiteness
%K ¦Åmb&amp
%K #596
%K s&#236
%K Familiarity
%K Identifiability
%K Functions
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=123228