| Name | Indefinite-Singular-NP Construction [A-NOUN CXN] | |
|---|---|---|
| Semantic function of cxn | ① Singling out one individual ‘thing’ from the class of ‘things’ described by the noun. ② Referring to one individual ‘thing’ to denote typical features of the class. | |
| Syntactic form | a/an | Nsg |
| Example | ① She bought a book. She had an idea. ② When fully grown, a lion is bigger than a lioness.BNC | |
| Agreement | singular verb | |
| General cxn-type | INDEFINITE-REFERENCE CONSTRUCTION COUNT-NP CONSTRUCTION | |
| Construction family | NP CONSTRUCTION | |
| Literature | Herbst & Hoffmann (2023: Ch. 5) | |
| Annotators/Date | TRH/04/21F | |