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The article distinguishes four types of generic reference: Representative generic, Proportional generic, Kind generic, and Delimited generic. These types of generic reference relate to individuate reference by metonymy and conceptual blending.

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This grammatical area shows that the structure of grammar is motivated by conceptual operations.

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This page is a summary of: Generic reference in English: A metonymic and conceptual blending analysis, January 2009, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/hcp.25.13rad.
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