bringing out a special aspect of the notion expressed by the noun the author usually strives for expressiveness, desiring to attract the attention of the reader to this or that particular noun. With the attention focused on the noun, the latter generally becomes the centre of communication and thus the aspective function of the indefinite article is usually found side by side with its communicating function.
. With nouns which have no reference to the category of countabil-ity (ie nouns denoting unique things and notions) the indefinite article has the same meaning as with uncountable nouns: it is used in its aspective function and at the same time its communicating function becomes very prominent .. g. The moon hung in the sky, a young silver moon in the pale summer night.was sure in those days that a brilliant future was awaiting his son.use of the Definite Article.
. When used with countable nouns, both concrete and abstract, the definite article has two distinct functions.) It may be used with singular and plural nouns to show that the noun denotes a particular object (thing, person, animal, abstract notion) or a group of objects as distinct from the others of the same kind. We may also say that the definite article serves to single out an object or several objects from all the other objects of the same class. This function is called the defining function of the definite article. e.g. Ann herself had no doubt of the reason behind Mr. March «s invitation. I called at her house on my way home one night, just after we had all received the letters asking us to dine; 1 found Ann alone. For the first time in the years 1 had known her, her courage would not answer her. As we stood on the steps, we felt the smell of fallen leaves coming from the garden.the demonstrative force which is inherent in the definite article owing to its origin becomes quite prominent. This occurs in a number of phrases, such as nothing of the kind, at the time, at the moment, under the circumstances, etc.it has been said, the definite article serves to indicate that the noun with which it is associated is not the centre of communication, ie that the attention of the speaker is not focused on that object. But it has also been pointed out that the definite article may be associated with a noun which is the centre of communication.) The definite article may also have the generic function with countable nouns.nouns in the singular it serves to indicate that the noun becomes the symbol of the class, that it is meant as its composite image:. g. The tiger has always had the reputation of being a man-eater.was a streak of the gambler in her.nouns in the plural it is used in this function only when the idea of ??collectivity is emphasized:. G. «I shan» t have time for your moral sensitivity, «he said,» until've beaten the fascists and got a decent world. »
. With uncountable nouns the function of the definite article may be called restricting. The definite article restricts the abstract notion expressed by an uncountable noun to a concrete instance (a); it also restricts the material denoted by a concrete uncountable noun to a definite quantity, portion or to a definite locality
(b):. g. a) I did not wish to betray the anxiety 1 felt.rested in the certainty that his duty was done.) «Robert,» said Aunt Lin, coming in pink and indignant, «did you kn...
