definiteness

But as he watched it grow in definiteness he saw that it was a coral reef smoking in the white Pacific surges.

Chapter 40 2010

I think the key to definiteness is that the noun is specific to both the reader AND the writer.

A is for Articles (2) « An A-Z of ELT 2010

But as he watched it grow in definiteness he saw that it was a coral reef smoking in the white Pacific surges.

Chapter 40 1908

Finally, about definiteness marking on direct objects Payne tends to call definiteness 'identifiability': Describing morphosyntax, p.

Nipping the PIE ergative *-s theory right in the bud 2009

Finally, about definiteness marking on direct objects Payne tends to call definiteness "identifiability":

Nipping the PIE ergative *-s theory right in the bud 2009

At the beginning he admired Sophia's "definiteness" and routines and were an influence on his own journey.

Reader reviews of A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler. 1998

But the kind of definiteness and consistency introduced depends upon who introduces them.

Public Opinion Walter Lippmann 1931

[123] In a free application of Spencer's formula of evolution to modern industry I have not included the quality of "definiteness," which close reflection shows to possess no property which is not included under heterogeneity and cohesiveness.

The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production 1899

The lack of definiteness which is at present so general in color nomenclature, is due in large measure to the failure to appreciate the fundamental characteristics on which color differences depend.

A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma 1888

We speak of these changes with a peremptory kind of definiteness, as if they had covered no more than the space of a few years.

On Compromise John Morley 1880