Been having a nightmare with this: in a phrase such as 'The native knows all this, and laughs to himself every time he spots an allusion to the animal world in the other's words' (Franz Fanon), or 'The American is a proud, ambitious man' - is there a more specific name for the construction?
In the case of 'American,' what I am talking about is a demonym used in the singular, with a determinator, to personify the plurality of 'Americans.' Is there a more general term for such a construction? 'The native' is Fanon is used a lot, and I was wondering if there was a term for this construction. Thanks so much!
