Should it be “German society” or “the German society”?
This is a line I came across in someone's bio. Apparently the author is not a native speaker of English.
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to the German society.
I am under the impression that an article should not be used when referring to a country's society collectively. Google search results show that most journalistic writings do not use the definite article before a nation's collective public, i.e. "German society", "Chinese society", "Japanese society". There are some search results on Google Books and Google Scholar that have the definite article before a nation's society, but I am not sure they have been authored by native speakers of English.
Should there be the definite article in this case?
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asked Dec 31 '18 at 23:34
L. Moneta
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This is a line I came across in someone's bio. Apparently the author is not a native speaker of English.
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to the German society.
I am under the impression that an article should not be used when referring to a country's society collectively. Google search results show that most journalistic writings do not use the definite article before a nation's collective public, i.e. "German society", "Chinese society", "Japanese society". There are some search results on Google Books and Google Scholar that have the definite article before a nation's society, but I am not sure they have been authored by native speakers of English.
Should there be the definite article in this case?
articles definite-article
asked Dec 31 '18 at 23:34
L. Moneta
1
add a comment |
This is a line I came across in someone's bio. Apparently the author is not a native speaker of English.
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to the German society.
I am under the impression that an article should not be used when referring to a country's society collectively. Google search results show that most journalistic writings do not use the definite article before a nation's collective public, i.e. "German society", "Chinese society", "Japanese society". There are some search results on Google Books and Google Scholar that have the definite article before a nation's society, but I am not sure they have been authored by native speakers of English.
Should there be the definite article in this case?
articles definite-article
asked Dec 31 '18 at 23:34
L. Moneta
1
This is a line I came across in someone's bio. Apparently the author is not a native speaker of English.
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to the German society.
I am under the impression that an article should not be used when referring to a country's society collectively. Google search results show that most journalistic writings do not use the definite article before a nation's collective public, i.e. "German society", "Chinese society", "Japanese society". There are some search results on Google Books and Google Scholar that have the definite article before a nation's society, but I am not sure they have been authored by native speakers of English.
Should there be the definite article in this case?
articles definite-article
articles definite-article
asked Dec 31 '18 at 23:34
L. Moneta
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You would use The German Society only to refer to a specific organization (like a school's German language club that called itself this) or a specific period of German society ("The German society of the 1920s").
Otherwise, it would just be "German society."
answered Dec 31 '18 at 23:48
rpeinhardt
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No
Just as you might say
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to include German society.
You do not need the definite article unless it is a specific portion
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to include the German society of the 1940's.
answered Jan 1 at 0:18
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You would use The German Society only to refer to a specific organization (like a school's German language club that called itself this) or a specific period of German society ("The German society of the 1920s").
Otherwise, it would just be "German society."
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You would use The German Society only to refer to a specific organization (like a school's German language club that called itself this) or a specific period of German society ("The German society of the 1920s").
Otherwise, it would just be "German society."
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You would use The German Society only to refer to a specific organization (like a school's German language club that called itself this) or a specific period of German society ("The German society of the 1920s").
Otherwise, it would just be "German society."
answered Dec 31 '18 at 23:48
rpeinhardt
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You would use The German Society only to refer to a specific organization (like a school's German language club that called itself this) or a specific period of German society ("The German society of the 1920s").
Otherwise, it would just be "German society."
answered Dec 31 '18 at 23:48
rpeinhardt
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answered Dec 31 '18 at 23:48
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answered Dec 31 '18 at 23:48
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No
Just as you might say
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to include German society.
You do not need the definite article unless it is a specific portion
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to include the German society of the 1940's.
answered Jan 1 at 0:18
Peter
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No
Just as you might say
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to include German society.
You do not need the definite article unless it is a specific portion
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to include the German society of the 1940's.
answered Jan 1 at 0:18
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No
Just as you might say
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to include German society.
You do not need the definite article unless it is a specific portion
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to include the German society of the 1940's.
answered Jan 1 at 0:18
Peter
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No
Just as you might say
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to include German society.
You do not need the definite article unless it is a specific portion
Since 2005 I have extended my research on education to include the German society of the 1940's.
answered Jan 1 at 0:18
Peter
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