“一、该”在“NP”之前具有表无定和有定的指称功能。可以独用也可以合用,可以连用也可以并用。后项“该NP”表定指时,可以分别照应泛指、专职和任指三种“NP”。与“a、the”相比,“一、该”有非规定性和非专用性、非单纯性和非专职性的特点。在书面语篇中“该”与“本”因参照点转移会出现指称纠葛。
"Yi (一)", "Gai (该)" can express the referring functions of being indefinite and definite. Moreover, they are used not only in independent and combined forms, but also in successive and conjoined forms. When expressing something identifiable, the pest term "Gai NP" has three references separately: genetic, specific position and arbitrary reference. Compared with the English articles "a" and "the", "Yi" and "Gai" possess the features of being unprescribed and unspecialized, as well as being impure and non - professional. The referring imbroglio appears in "Gai" and "Ben" of written discourse because of the transfer of reference points.