Article usage in “AI technology” vs. “the English language”

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manpreet Tuteehub forum best answer Best Answer 2 years ago

Why some noun phrases require the definite article, some don't? They are quite similar in structure. Why do we say "the NYC area", "the English language", but "AI technology", "blockchain technology"? How are latter phrases different from former ones?

My hunch: technology here is a category? Is that the (only) reason?

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manpreet 2 years ago

As far as I can tell, it's because area and language are countable while technology is uncountable.

The phrases NYC area and English language take "the" because the words area and language take "the". The phrases AI technology and blockchain technology don't usually take "the" because the word technology doesn't usually take "the".


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