Referent vs Singulative - What's the difference?
referent | singulative |
(semantics) The specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes.
That which is referenced.
(grammar) Of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun.
(grammar) A singulative form or construction.
As nouns the difference between referent and singulative
is that referent is (semantics) the specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes while singulative is (grammar) a singulative form or construction.As a adjective singulative is
(grammar) of or pertaining to a grammatical form or construction that expresses the individuation of a single referent from a mass noun.referent
English
(wikipedia referent)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* absent referentAnagrams
* * ----singulative
English
(wikipedia singulative)Adjective
(-)- English doesn't have a singulative''' number in general, but many uncountable nouns have usual '''singulative constructions.
Noun
(en noun)- The singulative of "cattle" is "a head of cattle".
- The singulative of "scissors" is "a pair of scissors".
